Probably Spain

Portion of Dress for a Madonna Statue

18th century
Silk, plain weave; embroidered with silvered-metal strips and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in stem stitches; laid work and couching; square glass pieces
34.7 × 63.5 cm (13.7 × 25 in)

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