Mirror frame

Title	Mirror frame
Date	third quarter 17th century 17th century
Medium	Satin worked with silk, chenille threads, purl, shells, wood, beads, mica, bird feathers, bone or coral; detached buttonhole variations, long-and-short, satin, couching, and knot stitches; wood frame, mirror glass, plush
Classification	Textiles-Embroidered
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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