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Needlework

England · 1698 · Silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in tent stitches and embroidered with silk, linen, gilt-metal strips, wires, purl, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in bullion, cross, satin, and stem stitches; raised work in a variety of buttonhole, raised stem, and trellis stitches with buttonhole and bullion picots; couching and embroidered cut pile; embellished with seed pearls and glass beads

From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

Credit lineNeedlework. 1698. England. The Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Potter Palmer II through the Needlework and Textile Guild. CC0.

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