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Identifier: 16.300

Transfer of custody: MFA Boston

Collection: Europe, Africa and Oceania, Textiles and Fashion Arts

Material

Animal fibre 71%

Vegetable fibre 45%

Technique: Embroidery

Depiction

Geometrical motif 73%

Dimension: 15.5 cm (height)
46.5 cm (width)

Production time

18th century (dates CE) 97%

19th century (dates CE) 38%

Production place: North African or Spanish

Type of object: fabrics

Description

Heavy white linen, the ground is embroidered with tent-stitch, long-legged cross-stitch and with dark red silk.

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