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Title	Piece
Date	1740–50 18th century
Medium	Silk
Classification	Textiles-Woven
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of The United Piece Dye Works, 1936
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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