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Decoration from a smock
Russian
18th or early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Cotton, Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 26.3 x 25.3 cm (10 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number31.157
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGround: white linen. Design: rectangle with narrow border on four sides enclosing small diamond lattice framing stars formed by four interlacing lines, worked with pink and a little blue cotton, and small quantities of black green, greenish blue, pale orange and cream silk in straight stitches. Outside the rectangle is a geometric pattern, with angular birds and plants across the top, worked in pink cotton.
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Madame N. de Shabelsky