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The beautiful embroidery on this stole employs particularly delicate and refined shading. The ribbon tufts add texture to the surface and detail to the motifs. The flowers are mostly fanciful and are typical of the earlier part of the 18th century.
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Title: Stole
Date: 1720–50
Culture: Italian
Medium: Silk
Dimensions: 88 1/2 in. (224.8 cm)
Classifications: Textiles-Embroidered, Textiles-Ecclesiastical
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Pratt Institute, 1934
Accession Number: 2009.300.2724
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