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Rectangular, brown floor felt with red, yellow, white, and remains of blue decoration on one side. The decoration of the textile consists of a centre panel and a border. The centre panel is decorated with 3 diamonds containing cruciform motifs. Each diamond is surrounded with a toothed border which includes a larger, curved 'horn' halfway along each side. The border is decorated with reciprocal volutes. The reverse has irregularly placed dots in the colours of the decoration.
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