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One face of a cushion cover
Greek
Possibly 19th century
Object Place: Greece
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
59 x 44 cm (23 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.372
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOne face of a cushion cover made up of several fragments. Polychrome silk yarns on undetermined ground. Outer border of fifteen small fragments of type of embroidery attributed to Joannina, province of Epirus; central portion in two parts: upper half shows man and woman flanking a blue vase and was probably worked in Epirus or the Ionian of a superimposed "King" and "Queen" pattern and may have been worked on Patmos.