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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.119
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Pillow
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Greece, Crete
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230680

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wool embroidery on cotton
Technique
Embroidery
Dimensions
54.6 x 28.6 x 3.8 cm (21 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Miss Frances Elizabeth Bowles, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miss Frances Elizabeth Bowles
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.119
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Twill woven cotton with decorative embroidered bands in point, blue and some green and cream; in wool satin stitch

Verification Level

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