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One face of a cushion cover
Northern Islands (Northern Sporades, Skyros)
probably 18th century
Object Place: Skyros, Northern Islands, Northern Sponades, Greek Islands
Medium/Technique
Linen; silk embroidery on linen
Dimensions
44 cm (17 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Hill
Accession Number1970.555
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
Description3 finished edges remaining. Plain woven linen ground embroidered with polychrome silks mainly in darning stitch. Design of highly conventionalized plant forms flanked by pairs of fantastic animals with bird feet, wings, and human faces. Linen browned, stained. Silks faded. Washed 19vi74