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Bed Valance

Greece, Northern Sporades Islands, Skíros · 18th century · Upper portion: cotton, plain weave; center band: silk, plain weave; lower portion: linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, double running, running (pattern darning), satin, split, and stem stitches

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

Subjects

textile needlework (visual works)silk (fiber)

Credit lineBed Valance. 18th century. Greece, Northern Sporades Islands, Skíros. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Burton Y. Berry. CC0.

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