Panel (Towel?)
19th century
Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal-strip, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, pulled thread work in Russian overcast filling stitches and embroidered in flat double running, twined double running, overcast and satin stitches
141.8 × 45.8 cm (55.8 × 18 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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