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Border (For a Skirt)
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Border (For a Skirt)

Greece, Crete · 18th century · Linen and cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in Cretan, closed herringbone, encroaching satin, satin, stem, whipped stem, and twined double running stitches

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

Subjects
textileneedlework (visual works)silk (fiber)
Credit lineBorder (For a Skirt). 18th century. Greece, Crete. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Burton Y. Berry. CC0.
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