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Wall pocket

18th century · Medium: silk, metal Technique: embroidery on coral silk plain weave moire. Stem and satin stitches plus couching using gold and silver-wrapped silk; attached bobbin-lace of gold-wrapped silk.

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Wall pockets Embroidery (visual works)

Credit lineWall pocket. 18th century. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf Esq. in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf. CC0.

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