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Pillow Cover (Incomplete)

1601/50
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross and long armed cross stitches; upper border of linen, plain weave; cut and drawn thread work; embroidered with silk in Russian overcast stitches; insertion of silk, needle lace
54.1 × 43.8 cm (21.3 × 17.2 in)

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