Incomplete Valance (For the Bed)
19th century
Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in Armenian edge, back, buttonhole, Cretan, cross, encroaching satin, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; couching
46 × 207.1 cm (18.1 × 81.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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