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Germany, possibly Cologne

Picture (Probably from an Orphrey Band Depicting Christ before Mary Magdalene)

1400/25
Linen, plain weave; appliquéd with silk, satin weave and linen plain weave; embroidered with silk floss, linen and gold and silver gilt strips wound around silk fiber cores in cross, outline, satin, split and stem stitches; couching
17.2 × 24.8 cm (6.8 × 9.8 in)

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