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African Art
Public domain

Embroidered curtain

late 18th–early 19th century

Cotton with silk embroidery

108 3/4 × 60 13/16 in. (276.3 × 154.4 cm)
Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore
1937.5570
Geography: 
Made in Algeria
England
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
British
Period: 
18th–19th century
Classification: 
Textiles
Provenance: 

Bought in Algiers by Mrs. William H. Moore prior to 1937
Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore in 1937

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