Possibly Rhodes (Dodecanese Islands) or mainland Greece

Pillow Cover

1850/99
Wool, cotton, and linen, various plain weaves, some balanced, some weft-faced, some fulled, some with discontinuous wefts; pieced; embroidered in chain, buttonhole, tent, long and short, cross, and back and double running stitches
87.1 × 90.6 cm (34.3 × 35.7 in)

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