textile (function unknown); textile

Square tabby-woven cotton textile created by appliquè in white, green, red, blue, and yellow. The blue and red centre panel is decorated with a heart-shape outline surrounding 3 linked coil motifs with some couched detailing in yellow, and green or black, and white. The panel is surrounded with 4 borders. 2 contain a red and yellow reciprocal dentate pattern, framed by thin white, and green borders. The border in between contains appliquèd, red and white, 8-pointed stars with green, and yellow couching on a blue ground. The outer, plain blue border also creates a frame around the white backing on the reverse.

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