Cover, Medium: linen on linen Technique: counted stitche and satin stitch embroider; overcasting creating deflected element work on plain weave, White cover with white embroidery made in a sixteenth century style and pattern. At each end a three inch band has been divided by zigzags to create triangles filled with fantastic animals or plants which do not repeat. Above and below the wide bands are narrower bands filled with a pattern of a curving vine., Italy, 18th–19th century, embroidery & stitching, Cover

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Size: 3732px × 7000px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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