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Border Fragment (Spain)

This is a Border fragment. It is dated 17th–18th century and we acquired it in 1921. Its medium is silk, vegetable fiber? and its technique is uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet). It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 27.5 x 5.3 cm (10 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

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Border Fragment (Spain); silk, vegetable fiber?; H x W: 27.5 x 5.3 cm (10 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1921-22-40

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