Bedcover
| Title | Bedcover |
|---|---|
| Artist | Greece, Ionian Islands |
| Date | 1700/1900 18th century |
| Medium | Linen, plain weave; pulled thread work embroidered with silk in darning and two-sided Italian cross stitches; joined with silk, needle-made inserts of knotted buttonhole stitches; edged with plied and knotted warp fringe; four loom widths joined |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Greece Greece |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Burton Y. Berry |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bedcover” is a work by Greece, Ionian Islands, dated 1700/1900. It is executed in linen, plain weave; pulled thread work embroidered with silk in darning and two-sided italian cross stitches; joined with silk, needle-made inserts of knotted buttonhole stitches; edged with plied and knotted warp fringe; four loom widths joined and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1700/1900. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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