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Six sleeves
Nisyros
18th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
104 x 217 cm (40 15/16 x 85 7/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.17 x 1.04
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Mifflin Hammond
Accession Number33.446
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSix sleeves, sewed together. Ground: coarse linen. Design: vertical rows of small pomegranates, separated by bands of discs and ovals worked in irregular cross stitch (not pulled tight) with several shades of green silk; across bottom of each sleeve a green border through which runs a vine worked with worn metal thread, length of each sleeve and underarm gussets ornamented by discs worked with reddish orange, neutral orange, green, and black silk, and worn metal thread.