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A Day in the LIfe of a French Nobleman

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, gold- and silver-gilt-strips-wound-around-silk-fiber cores, metal purl and linen in bullion, outline and running stitches; couching, roumanian couching and laidwork.
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  • A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, gold- and silver-gilt-strips-wound-around-silk-fiber cores, metal purl and linen in bullion, outline and running stitches; couching, roumanian couching and laidwork.

Date:

17th century

Artist:

France

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

A Day in the LIfe of a French Nobleman

Place

France (Object made in)

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Made 1601–1700

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool, silk, gold- and silver-gilt-strips-wound-around-silk-fiber cores, metal purl and linen in bullion, outline and running stitches; couching, Roumanian couching and laidwork

Dimensions

132.5 × 146 cm (52 1/8 × 57 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Wood, Mrs. Bertha Palmer Thorne, Mrs. Rose Movius Palmer, and Mrs. Gordon Palmer

Reference Number

1969.138

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