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Mourning embroidery
Mourning embroidery

Mourning embroidery

Harriet Austin (American, 1799 – 1865)
After 1807
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusets, USA
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave embroidered with silk; ink and pigment
Dimensions62 x 58.3 cm (24 7/16 x 22 15/16 in. )
Credit LineBequest of Marion Austin Greene
Accession number1980.424
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ClassificationsTextiles
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