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Embroidery
18th–19th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Rigid symmetrical design of large, pale pink full-face flowers on center stem and on side stems alternately filled with tiny blue flowers with metal tongues. Flowers on serpentine stem form guard-band at bottom. Pastel silks, metal on silk and flat metal on undyed linen ground. One plain selvage with two-handed finished edges.
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Details
- Title: Embroidery
- Date Created: 18th–19th century
- Location Created: Turkey
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: plain cloth, silk and metal on linen Technique: embroidery
- Credit line: Gift of Jean Mailey
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