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Strip of linen embroidered heavily with red silk
Moorish
17th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
54 x 89 cm (21 1/4 x 35 1/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .89 x .54
Credit Line
General Funds
Accession Number76.462
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionIn the center three stars worked in blue, light green, red, violet, light yellow white and black silk, and silver thread. Piece of linen sewed on each end, on which is a tile like design worked in tent stitch. The ground yellow, design in the same colors as the stars but without silver thread.
ProvenancePurchased at the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia