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Band (Italy)

This is a Band. It is dated 1700–1750 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is silk on silk and its technique is needlework on gauze weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Margaret Taylor Johnstone. It is credited Gift of Margaret Taylor Johnstone.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 15.3 x 96 cm (6 in. x 37 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Band (Italy); silk on silk; H x W: 15.3 x 96 cm (6 in. x 37 13/16 in.); Gift of Margaret Taylor Johnstone; 1938-73-5

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