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[One part of] Embroidery
English
18th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Catharine Peacock
Accession Number48.1096b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFlower motifs cut away from background. Individual blossoms or sprigs, embroidered in polychrome silks on ribbed silk taffeta grounds. Stems, satin and knotted stitches. Some silks (blacks?) rotted out, leaving drawing visible on ground.