Europe

Fragment (Needlework)

1750/1800
Silk and silver gilt strip, plain weave with supplementary facing wefts; embroidered with silk floss and gold- and silver-gilt strips wound around silk fiber cores in herringbone, satin, and stem stitches; laid work of gold gilt coils; couching and padded couching
98.6 × 28.2 cm (38.8 × 11.1 in)

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