Oblong cover of coarse linen embroidered all over with floral patterns in red, green and blue silk threads. Worked partly in drawn thread work and partly in cross stitch. Finished at one time with a heavy silk lace which has been almost all cut away and stitched down under a blue sateen lining. Made in several parts and patched together. Three tassels at each end.

Oblong cover, 19th century

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Oblong cover
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30.23.82
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Oblong cover of coarse linen embroidered all over with floral patterns in red, green and blue silk threads. Worked partly in drawn thread work and partly in cross stitch. Finished at one time with a heavy silk lace which has been almost all cut away and stitched down under a blue sateen lining. Made in several parts and patched together. Three tassels at each end.