Two Portions from a Flounce
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Two Portions from a Flounce

TitleTwo Portions from a Flounce
ArtistSouthern Europe
Date1850/1900 19th century
MediumCotton, machine-made net; embroidered in cross, darning, wave filling, and a variety of buttonhole stitches
Classificationtextile
OriginSouthern Europe
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Mrs. J. Y. Scammon to Antiquarian Society
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Historical scientific diagrams

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“Two Portions from a Flounce” is a work by Southern Europe, dated 1850/1900. It is executed in cotton, machine-made net; embroidered in cross, darning, wave filling, and a variety of buttonhole stitches and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the historical scientific diagrams 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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