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Medium:
Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in withdrawn element work and satin, stem, couching, and overcasting insertions of bobbin-made net, on plain weave foundation
Dimensions:
H x W: 37.5 x 78.7 cm (14 3/4 x 31 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Sampler
Made in:
Mexico
Date:
19th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Unfinished with columns of polychrome floral bands, whitework bands, and withdrawn element work. One band has been drawn in red ink.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
Accession Number:
1981-28-379
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48cb8c775-f855-46d2-9c8f-ba78bf828929
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1981-28-379