Embroidered Panel

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date19th century

Place madeIonian Islands, Greece, Europe

Mediumlinen, silk

Dimensions36 × 37 3/8 in. (91.4 × 94.9 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.814

Object numberA.1995.93.814

DescriptionSquare embroidered cover, design of male figures, birds, and dogs interspersed with flowers, large red blossoms decorated with gold threads along edges, machine guard borders and tassels; colors are natural white,red, blue, yellow,green; made of silk floss embroidered on linen. Embroidered Panel from Macedonia (?), Island of Epirote (?), or Ionia; 19th Century, from Mary K. Invoice #1998, 1986. Excellent condition, one piece with tassels at four corners. Mounted on silk, no box.

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