Medium:

Medium: silk on linen Technique: cutwork with embroidery

Dimensions:

H x W: 77 x 24.5 cm (30 5/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

Type:

embroidery & stitching

Textile

Date:

17th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Vertical panel in pink, yellow, cream and blue silk in design of diamonds with geometric fillings between borders; green and white woven fringe at end. The stitches used are principally satin (counted and other variations), tent, squared ground and overcast.

Credit Line:

Gift of Marian Hague

Accession Number:

1939-37-15-a

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d6ce9097-28eb-4131-814c-0428ba76b64f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1939-37-15-a