Textile

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Section of coarse undyed linen cloth with small-scale allover pattern of triangles set side-by-side in diagonal rows, some filled with crosses, some filled with counted darning stitch. In dark brown, blue-green, and rust-red wools. One plain selvage.

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Title: Textile
Location Created: Egypt
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: linen, wool Technique: embroidered
Credit line: Gift of Frances Morris

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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