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Woman's Overskirt

19th century
Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by pearl and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches
137.5 × 57.8 cm (54.1 × 22.8 in)

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

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