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Beadwork Panel (England)

This is a Beadwork panel. It is dated 1696 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is beads, linen and its technique is beads strung according to pattern on linen cord one row at a time, then anchored with red silk around the cord and between each row. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf (American, 1887–1961). It is credited Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 13.3 x 19.1 cm (5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Beadwork Panel (England); beads, linen; H x W: 13.3 x 19.1 cm (5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.); Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf; 1962-58-25-a

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