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Valance, part of a set of 13 pieces

English, Dutch?
about 1740s
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Linen and cotton twill ground with wool embroidery
Dimensions 31 x 127 cm (12 3/16 x 50 in.)
Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number63.1027i
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionIn pieces. See matching set of bed curtains (63.1023-.1026) and chair seat covers (63.1028-. 1034). Red, orange, brown and shades of yellow crewels worked with a variety of stitches on a linen-and-cotton weft twill ground fabric. Design shows bizarre flowers, exotic fruits and tree islands. Condition good.