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Bedcover Depicting Thirty-four Scenes from the Old and New Testaments1880s
Wool, plain weave; fulled; appliquéd with silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; some stamped; some embroidered with silk yarns in cross, overcast, running, double running, satin, and single satin stitches; couching; edged with silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet
187.8 x 195.8 cm (73 7/8 x 76 7/8 in.)
Restricted gift of an anonymous donor, 1987.149
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