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Cover for a sofa

Italian
18th–19th century

Medium/Technique Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions Legacy dimension: a. .74 x 2.22 b. .66 x 1.89
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.1068a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWorked on coarse canvas with a heavy silk floss; the ground is cream colored silk on which is a design of large flowers and fruit worked with pale brown, yellow, blue, green, red, neutral violet and a little black silk; edged with scallops which are lined with heavy brown linen.