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Embroidery

Images

  • A Bulgarian female acrobat standing on her hands.
  • Two Bulgarian women with a child wearing national dress.
  • Constantinople: a girl embroidering. Engraving by C. Du Bosc, 1714, after J.B. Van Mour.
  • A mother and daughter reviewing embroidery made by the daughter; a yarn-winder stands nearby. Engraving by F.B. Lépicié, 1740, after J.B.S. Chardin.
  • A pair of Chinese shoes for bound 'lily' feet
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Catalogue

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    40598449 / Alexandra Georgiou.

    Georgiou, Alexandra | Date: 2011
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    Textiles: a specialized loom for embroidery. Engraving by G. Gladwin.

    | Reference: 44000i
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    A pair of Chinese shoes for bound 'lily' feet

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    A pair of Chinese shoes for bound 'lily' feet

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    The dowry.

    Georgiou, Alexandra | Date: 2011
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