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Decoration from a head-dress
Russian
18th or early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 15.3 x 16.7 cm (6 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number31.182
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGround: white linen. Design: rectangle with border on four sides, enclosing geometric design with small swastika in the center framed in eight lobed medallion from which geometric plants grew, worked with pinkish orange, light blue and black silk in cross stitch combined with four sided stitch and worn metal thread (silver wound on silk). Alike on both sides.
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Madame N. de Shabelsky