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1800-1899 (made)
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Silk embroidery on linen in red and dark green, with long-armed cross, cross, and back stitches. The pattern depicts a columbarium pedestal, spreading out at top and bottom. The body of the design is reserved in the colour of the linen and the background is worked.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on linen |
| Brief description | Silk embroidery on linen in red and green with columbarium; Morocco; 1800s. Sewn onto backing with 5 other pieces. |
| Physical description | Silk embroidery on linen in red and dark green, with long-armed cross, cross, and back stitches. The pattern depicts a columbarium pedestal, spreading out at top and bottom. The body of the design is reserved in the colour of the linen and the background is worked. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Lewis F. Day |
| Object history | Registered File no. 9901/1926. |
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| Accession number | T.220B-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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