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Textile (France)

This is a Textile. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1950. Its medium is silk on silk and its technique is stem and satin stitch embroidery on plain weave faced with floats of a supplementary warp (full width). It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund.

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Textile (France); silk on silk; Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund; 1950-16-1

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