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Garment or accessory

Unknown Artist

1800s

Garment or accessory by Unknown Artist

Medium

Silk, metal, dye, shells, glass, linen?

Dimensions

76.2 × 25.4 cm

Classification

Embroidery

Department

Textiles

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Gift of J. H. Wade

Accession Number

1918.42

About this artwork

This textile is densely covered with silk and metal thread embroidery, shells, and glass and metal beads. It has thick red fringes added on all sides. Its substrate (base layer) might be made from linen.

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