Embroidered Border

CultureGreek

MediumSilk on linen; cross stitch

DimensionsOverall: 3 11/16 × 70 inches (9.37 × 177.8 cm)

Credit LineGiven in memory of Charlotte Elizabeth Hall (Mrs. J. Chalmers Hall) by her son, Barton Hall

Object numberR52-6/49

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Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

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DescriptionDensely embroidered in red silk; one serrated border. Stylized plant form repeated alternately upright and upside down. MInor border on each side, of an abbreviated animal or utensil form. One end with field of three rows of pairs of flowers alternating.

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