Insertion for Cover
1575/1600
Linen, plain weave; embroidered in buttonhole, double hem, overcast back, overcast, and satin stitches; eyelet holes; cut and drawn thread work embroidered in buttonhole and hem stitches with needle lace fillings (including: buttonhole and overcast bars, some decorated with woven picots, lace filling stitches, etc., some decorated with buttonhole picots and overcast edges)
19.7 × 214.5 cm (7.8 × 84.4 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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