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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
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
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.