Design for a Woven Dress Border
Unknown
Early 19th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor and pen and brown ink and graphite on cream laid paper
Dimensions
27.7 × 41 cm (11 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
design
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
103001
About the Artist
Unknown
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