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14th century linen fragment (C-14 dated 1395 AD +/- 40; Linen): indigo and yellow silk thread on linen, with double running stitch, openwork, and drawn thread. It measures 6-7/8" by 4-1/3". Originally it was not so dull and dark.

Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology University of Oxford


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