Hanging

Title	Hanging
Date	18th century 18th century
Medium	Wool; design in wool applique outlined in silk, broken scrolls in silver thread couched in brickwork pattern; lining of brown satin.
Classification	Textiles-Embroidered
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Rogers Fund, 1943
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Hanging” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 18th century. It is executed in wool; design in wool applique outlined in silk, broken scrolls in silver thread couched in brickwork pattern; lining of brown satin. and classified as textiles-embroidered. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. 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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