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Book Cover for Book of Psalms, Prayers, and Hymns

Book Cover for Book of Psalms, Prayers, and Hymns

England

Date
17th century
Medium
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in plaited braid and tent stitches; raised darning
Dimensions
9.8 × 6.4 cm (2 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)
Department
Textiles
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe to the Needlework and Textile Guild