Greece, Ionian Islands

Bedcover

1700/1900
Linen, plain weave; pulled thread work embroidered with silk in darning and two-sided Italian cross stitches; joined with silk, needle-made inserts of knotted buttonhole stitches; edged with plied and knotted warp fringe; four loom widths joined
227.7 × 166.9 cm (89.6 × 65.7 in)

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