Embroidered Panel
NameCover
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date19th century
Place madeIonian Islands, Greece, Europe
Mediumlinen, silk
Dimensions36 × 37 3/8 in. (91.4 × 94.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.814
Object numberA.1995.93.814
DescriptionSquare embroidered cover, design of male figures, birds, and dogs interspersed with flowers, large red blossoms decorated with gold threads along edges, machine guard borders and tassels; colors are natural white,red, blue, yellow,green; made of silk floss embroidered on linen. Embroidered Panel from Macedonia (?), Island of Epirote (?), or Ionia; 19th Century, from Mary K. Invoice #1998, 1986. Excellent condition, one piece with tassels at four corners. Mounted on silk, no box.
