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Two Fragments

19th century
Silk, satin weave; embroidered in silk floss, silver and pink metal threads wrapped around a fiber core; in long and short split and couching stitches and French knots
103.1 × 59.3 cm (40.6 × 23.3 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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