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Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1790

This is a Embroidery sample. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1932. Its medium is silk and its technique is embroidered on a ribbed foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 23 x 15 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Embroidery Sample (France), ca. 1790; Previously owned by George Saville Seligman ; silk; H x W: 23 x 15 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund; 1932-1-20

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