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Insertion for Cover — Italy

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Written by: Hannah ClarkeContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Carpets & Textiles · Catalogue no. 209379
Italy

Insertion for Cover

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byArt Institute of Chicago
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Artist / MakerItaly
Date1575/1600
Culture / OriginItaly
MediumLinen, plain weave; embroidered in buttonhole, double hem, overcast back, overcast, and satin stitches; eyelet holes; cut and drawn thread work embroidered in buttonhole and hem stitches with needle lace fillings (including: buttonhole and overcast bars, some decorated with woven picots, lace filling stitches, etc., some decorated with buttonhole picots and overcast edges)
Dimensions19.7 × 214.5 cm (7 3/4 × 84 3/8 in.); Weft repeat: H.: 42.6 cm (16 3/4 in.)
DepartmentTextiles
TypeTextile
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