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Valance

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a black and white photo of a long, narrow piece of white material with a wavy bottom edge. The piece of material titled "Valance" by the artist is decorated with various small floral designs, leaves and curved lines. The background of the image behind the material is gray. The gray background behind the material gets slightly darker at the top and bottom edges. There are no other objects or features. The overall image is rectangular.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1765
Medium:
Linen embroidered with crewel wool
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 143 px
Museum record:
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