Embroidery silks; 18th century; French
Embroidery silks; 18th century; French
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- Description (Brief)
- Group of embroidery silks used for French sampler TE*T13676A. The sampler was found in a chateau near Lyon, France, with the silks with which it was embroidered. Embroidery silks are numbered.00B through.00U
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Yarn, Embroidery
- Other Terms
- Yarn, Embroidery; embroidery floss; Late 17th Early 18th Century
- date made
- 1700-1799
- place made
- France
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- ID Number
- TE.T13676.00B
- catalog number
- T13676.00B
- accession number
- 260696
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Samplers
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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