A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, four-sided, running, and padded satin stitches; inset of silk and cotton, warp-float faced satin weave self-patterned by ground weft floats and areas of twill interlacing.

Valance (For a Bed)

17th/18th century

Rhodes, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Ródhos

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, four-sided, running, and padded satin stitches; inset of silk and cotton, warp-float faced satin weave self-patterned by ground weft floats and areas of twill interlacing

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