Border (From a Cover)
1525/1600 (lower edge: c. 1600)
Linen, plain weave; cut and drawn work embroidered in double faggot, double hem, overcast and padded overcast stitches; needle lace inserts (of buttonhole, darned and overcast bars decorated with buttonhole collar and bullion picots); edged with needle lace points (of six-element plait, buttonhole, double buttonhole, and overcast bars)
9.2 × 79.1 cm (3.6 × 31.1 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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