Eight identical rectangular samples of cotton textile. One selvedge along the narrow end. Seemingly taken from a larger piece with regularly spaced yellow zig zags on a purple ground (supplementary warp). The border consists of a red stripe with two vertical white zigzags on either side (supplementary warp). The border and the main field are separated by narrow yellow and purple stripes.
sample (textileworking: weaving); textile
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