Fragment
Cooper Hewitt

Fragment

mid- 19th century

Medium: cotton ground, beetle elytra, gold foil strips, gilt sequins, gold metal-wrapped silk thread Technique: plain weave embroidered with cut beetle wings and sequins
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

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