Border, Medium: silk and metallic embroidery, linen foundation Technique: cutwork and embroidery on plain weave, Natural linen plain weave from which sections have been cut out to create a curving vine border with an edge of pendant blossoms. A button hole stitch is used to couch a gold metallic yarn to the cut edges, the metallic yarn looped at close intervals to create a picot effect., Italy, 16th-17th century, embroidery & stitching, Border