Complete Skirt Border
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Complete Skirt Border

TitleComplete Skirt Border
Date1700s 18th century
Mediumembroidery: silk on linen tabby ground
ClassificationEmbroidery
OriginGreece, Crete, 18th century Greece
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineComplete Skirt Border, 1700s. Greece, Crete, 18th century. Embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground; overall: 42.2 x 205.8 cm (16 5/8 x 81 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Chester C. Bolton, 1940.359
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Complete Skirt Border” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1700s. It is executed in embroidery: silk on linen tabby ground and classified as embroidery. 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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