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A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and wool in tent stitches; edged with silk and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; backed with linen, plain weave; glazed; wood handle.

Fire Fan

1701/25

England

England

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and wool in tent stitches; edged with silk and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; backed with linen, plain weave; glazed; wood handle

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