Rhodes, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Valance (For a Bed)

17th/18th century

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, four-sided, running, and padded satin stitches; inset of silk and cotton, warp-float faced satin weave self-patterned by ground weft floats and areas of twill interlacing

205.5 × 62.9 cm (80.9 × 24.8 in)