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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 3853314, member: 8267&quot;]I do not have enough experience with these particular textiles to suggest a date, but the comment I quoted about the use of more subtle colors in &quot;earlier&quot; pieces might indicate some age.</p><p><br /></p><p>Industrial chain stitch machines were developed in the 1860s. But I see no reason to think your piece is not done by hand, given its probable origin and the long established tradition of handwork in the region. The Cornely machine essentially duplicates the chain stitch produced with a hook (more accurately referred to as &quot;tambour&quot; embroidery), so there may not be an easy way to distinguish between machine done work and skilled hand stitching.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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