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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9547102, member: 8267&quot;]Enlarging the photo on my computer, I can see some areas that look like there are holes. But they have been backed with a fabric with a similar thread count (or repaired by needle weaving/darning). The photos are not clear enough to be sure what is going on -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]454796[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The damage raises some other questions. The cloth used for samplers was typically linen, which would not be attractive to insects. But the holes look like the work of insects, which would be more consistent with a wool fabric.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if the piece has been professionally repaired and mounted. It might have been washed (and thus any stains reduced). It appears to be mounted with a muslin backing (in addition to whatever may have been used behind the holes), and the turnback at the edges looks rounded/padded, which would be typical of a modern conservation mounting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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