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Fragment of a border or an insertion

17th–19th century
Medium/TechniqueLinen; plain weave embroidered with linen thread in overcast stitch (deflected element work)
DimensionsOverall: 15 x 115 cm (5 7/8 x 45 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Abraham Shuman
Accession number07.317
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ClassificationsTextiles
Provenance1907, gift of Abraham Shuman (b. 1839 - d. 1918), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 8, 1907)