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Bottom of curtain

Moroccan
19th century

Medium/Technique Cotton and silk; embroidery
Dimensions 55 x 272 cm (21 5/8 x 107 1/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.72 x .55 not including fringe
Credit Line Gift of Elizabeth Mifflin Hammond
Accession Number33.461
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionGround: white cotton. Design: horizontal bands, the top suggests pointed trees, the bottom has pendant ornaments worked closely with double running in steps (loose stitches making bouclé surface) with pink and dark blue silk, and a little green and yellow silk, through the middle a band of drawn-work in cream colored silk. Four pieces sewed together. Knotted cotton fringe sewed across bottom. Stained and worn.