Picture (Needlepoint)
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Picture (Needlepoint)

TitlePicture (Needlepoint)
ArtistSwitzerland
Date1616 17th century
MediumLinen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss, linen yarns, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in bullion, buttonhole, detached buttonhole, chain, cross, half cross, long-armed cross, overcast, satin, and threaded herringbone stitches; laid work, couching, and buttonhole couching; edged with silk, plain weave with extended ground weft fringe
Classificationtextile
OriginSwitzerland Switzerland
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGrace R. Smith Textile Endowment
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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