Fragment (From a Border)
1601/50
Linen, plain weave; embroidered in padded overcast and satin stitches; cut and drawn work embroidered in double hem, double faggot, hem, and overcast stitches; eyelet holes; needle lace fillings including buttonhole and double buttonhole bars decorated with buttonhole collar and bullion picots, darned and overcast bars
15.9 × 24.8 cm (6.3 × 9.8 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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