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Bedcover Depicting the Five Senses

A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk floss in chain stitches; backed and lined with silk, plain weave; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground weft fringe; silk tassels.
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  • A work made of silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk floss in chain stitches; backed and lined with silk, plain weave; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground weft fringe; silk tassels.

Date:

1675/1725

Artist:

Portugal

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Bedcover Depicting the Five Senses

Place

Portugal (Object made in)

Date

Made 1675–1725

Medium

Silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk floss in chain stitches; backed and lined with silk, plain weave; edged with silk, warp-faced plain weave with extended ground weft fringe; silk tassels

Dimensions

278.7 × 197.3 cm (109 3/4 × 77 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment

Reference Number

1982.18

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