Greece, Dodecanese Islands, Patmos, or Cyclades Islands, Pholegandros
Bed Curtain
1700/1900
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in buttonhole, double running, running (pattern darning), satin, or stem stitches; joined by silk, needle-made inserts of oblique interlacing; four loom widths joined
308.2 × 207.1 cm (121.3 × 81.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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