Medium:

Medium: silk or pineapple fiber, metallic thread (silver metal on yellow silk core) Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Dimensions:

H x W: 108.5 × 107.5 cm (42 11/16 × 42 5/16 in.)

Type:

embroidery & stitching

Panel

Made in:

Mexico or Philippines

Date:

early 19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Sheer square with embroidered border of alternating up and down repeat of floral sprays and basket. Larger basket with flowering sprays set inside this border at each corner. In multicolored pastel silks, tarnished silver thread. Scalloped edge embroidered in green silk.

Credit Line:

Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf

Accession Number:

1951-105-37

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/kq4786dc666-3245-41c4-b7dd-e5c26de76ff9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1951-105-37