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Textile
18th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Hand-woven linen with block-printed images in black and dull red-orange. Design shows two horsemen, confronted, one with spear, one with staff. Above each man an inscription in Russian (inversed, mirror writing). Fragment is pieced across.
Details
- Title: Textile
- Date Created: 18th century
- Location Created: Russia
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Medium: linen Technique: block printed on plain weave Label: block printed on linen
- Credit line: Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund
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