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Rectangular; face of natural off white linen. 7" wide pieced green/brown velvet top border; similar 3" wide border at bottom. Applied polychromatic wool yarn fringe at bottom. Face decorated with polychromatic wool floral embroidered daisies; appliqued wool leaves; two painted in leaves. Backed with orange wool twill. Suspended by wire hangers; rings at ends.
valances
appliqué (technique)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
painting (coating)
piecing
tabby (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
wool (textile)
Aesthetic Movement
Valance
Valance
Unknown
30 1/2 x 101 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Boylston Adams Beal
1935.61B
Cooke, Ed., Editor. Upholstery in America & Europe. [No Publisher].
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