Border of a Valance, by Spain, 18th century
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Border of a Valance

Spain

18th century

Medium
Embroidered silk floss on cream-white, silk damask with heavy scroll work of solid gold; embroidered in diaper stitch
Classification
Textile
Dimensions
34.6 × 205.2 cm (13 5/8 × 80 3/4 in.)
Culture
Spain
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
Credit line
Gift of the Antiquarian Society
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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