Textile, Medium: silk on silk; linen Technique: chenille embroidery and couched chenille on satin weave; backed with linen, White satin valence embroidered in Chenille; shades of gold color, brown, green, blue and rose. Pattern: horizontal arrangement of heavy curves and shell shape, alternating with life size flowers in clusters; above, narrow border in baroque curves. Piece is backed with unbleached linen and worked through it. Much of gold color chenille couched., France, late 17th century–early 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Textile

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