A work made of upper portion: cotton, plain weave; center band: silk, plain weave; lower portion: linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, double running, running (pattern darning), satin, split, and stem stitches.

Bed Valance

18th century

Greece, Northern Sporades Islands, Skíros

Skíros

Upper portion: cotton, plain weave; center band: silk, plain weave; lower portion: linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, double running, running (pattern darning), satin, split, and stem stitches

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