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date: label: Date
content: late 16th–early 17th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Border of natural-colored linen embroidered in red silk; the embroidery fills the background, and the figures are reserved in the foundation linen. Within a framework of entwined branches, two episodes from the story of Abraham and Isaac: Isaac gathering the firewood, and the Angel staying Abraham's sword. With upper and lower borders of birds, animals and flowers. Red needle lace edging top and bottom.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1962-52-1
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Band
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered using back and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave Label: linen embroidered in silk with back and long-armed cross stitches
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 23.5 x 60.6 cm (9 1/4 x 23 7/8 in.)