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Back of book cover (burse) embroidered in "or nué" with arabesques incorporating hunting dogs, snakes and foliage. Braided tassles at two of four corners (two missing) and loop for toggle. Stiffened board backing covered in linen plain weave on which embroidery is done; green silk plain weave interior. Pieced together from pieces of a larger textile.
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Nettie G. Naumburg New York bequest; to Fogg Art Museum 1930
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of Nettie G. Naumburg
Title: Book Cover
Description:
Back of book cover (burse) embroidered in "or nué" with arabesques incorporating hunting dogs, snakes and foliage.
Braided tassles at two of four corners (two missing) and loop for toggle.
Stiffened board backing covered in linen plain weave on which embroidery is done; green silk plain weave interior.
Pieced together from pieces of a larger textile.
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