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Italian
16th–17th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
212 cm (83 7/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.12 .195 including linen sewed on edge
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number32.75
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: cream-white linen. Design: unicorns, bears on poles, and fountains, in linen with details and background worked in red silk in a variation of ladder stitch. On the left side a border with conventionalized flowers, on the right side a strip of heavier linen sewed on. Two pieces sewed together.