Medium:

Medium: cotton, silk, metallic thread Technique: satin stitch embroidery on plain weave

Dimensions:

H x W: 56.5 × 62.2 cm (22 1/4 × 24 1/2 in.)

Type:

embroidery & stitching

Textile

Made in:

France

Date:

early 19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Fragment of sheer cream-colored muslin embroidered in a detached small-scale flower design worked in yellow silk and silver thread. Small dots in silver thread between flowers.

Credit Line:

Gift of Alice B. Beer

Accession Number:

1951-158-9

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/kq4a82c3474-d4f1-46d8-b97c-f97d94314c94

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1951-158-9