Bridal Bedcover
c. 1877
Five panels joined: silk, satin weave; embroidered with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in laid work and couching over card; lined with cotton, twill weave
228 × 204.5 cm (89.8 × 80.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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