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Embroidered Textile
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About this work
This rectangular textile is composed of a fine, translucent ground fabric with a scattered pattern of small embroidered floral sprigs. Along the lower edge is a continuous band of oval medallions framed by embroidered scrolling elements, each enclosing a central floral motif executed in calado or another openwork technique. Vertical floral panels separate the medallions, and the edge terminates in a scalloped openwork border.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineEmbroidered Textile, 1800s. Philippines. Plain weave piña cloth: needle lace and embroidery; overall: 43.5 x 88.5 cm (17 1/8 x 34 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. O. E. Kelsey, 1928.9
