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Coverlet

Title	Coverlet
Date	ca. 1830 19th century
Medium	Silk (plied and floss)
Classification	Textiles-Embroidered
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Purchase, Everfast Fabrics Inc. Gift, 1969
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration Entomological plates

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