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Indo-Portuguese

Bedcover, Late 17th century

Four panels joined: cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in running, back, herringbone, long and short, chain, and filling stitches; interlining: cotton wadding; lining: five panels joined: cotton, plain weave; pieced; applied silk fringe; attached silk tassels at corners
290.83 x 210.2 cm (114 1/2 x 82 3/4 in.)
Does not include tassels, which extend 5 to 5 1/2 inches from each corner
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson, 1948.159




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