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Cover or towel
Italian
16th–17th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Embroidery
Dimensions
Height x width: 61 x 30 11/16 in. (155 x 78 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1156
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLinen (light neutral) with borders across each end worked with yellowish green silk in alternate rows of straight and oblique stitches (oblique stitches split on back). Design: women each with a drawn bow seated in a chariot pulled by a lion or leopard with attendants on foot, and conventionalized foliage.