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Embroidered Picture (England)

This is a Embroidered picture. It was embroidered by A. Smith. It is dated 1787 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is silk embroidery on silk foundation and its technique is embroidered in stem and speckling stitches on warp-faced plain weave foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

dimensions on card are incorrect

Cite this object as

Embroidered Picture (England); Embroidered by A. Smith (English); silk embroidery on silk foundation; dimensions on card are incorrect; 1975-86-14

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