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Valence

18th–19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Two widths of linen sewn to a red and green striped silk ribbon, embroidered in red and green silk cross stitch. Lower width: large units of Glastra pattern in a row, set vertically, border of oblique leaves on all four sides. Upper width: in a much smaller cross stitch, a row of small pots set on their sides, bordered on four sides by small angular oblique leaves.

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  • Title: Valence
  • Date Created: 18th–19th century
  • Location Created: Dodecanese, Rhodes, Greece
  • Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/111526
  • Medium: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave
  • Credit line: Gift of Provident Securities Company from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Crocker
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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