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Document identity
localId
118256
label
Embroidered Border
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
118256
contentType
object
title
Embroidered Border
date
1500s-1600s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80013104
genreSpecific
Embroidery
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 13.7 x 69.8 cm (5 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
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Italy, 16th-17th century
accession
1939.356
Source extras
tec
embroidery; silk on linen
tombstone
Embroidered Border, 1500s-1600s. Italy, 16th-17th century. Embroidery; silk on linen; overall: 13.7 x 69.8 cm (5 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club, 1939.356
collection
Textiles
inscriptions
inscription
"I.H.S." and below this a name embroidered backwards, "R A. FINA IDSE."
citations
citation
Wardwell, Anne E. Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, 1934-1984 : [Exhibition] 21 November-30 December 1984, the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum, 1984.
page_number
p. 29
creditline
Gift of The Textile Arts Club
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2026-05-29 06:07:21.719000
sourceId
118256
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Textiles
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Textiles
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embroidery; silk on linen
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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5a953814ec0d401c