Object Details
- Description
- This small rectangular piece has a “printwork” embroidered picture of a rural scene in an oval shape. It could be English or American, done in the early 19th century. A stately home, a woman and child, three deer, and a dog are pictured. One large tree, and smaller trees in the background, can be seen. The ground is ivory silk satin backed with linen and the threads are silk. The stitches are back, seed, and straight.
- “Printwork” is embroidery done in very small black stitches, duplicating an engraving.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Miss Elsie Quinby
- ID Number
- TE.E392922
- catalog number
- E392922
- accession number
- 214358
- Object Name
- embroidery, picture
- Physical Description
- silk (ground material)
- linen (ground material)
- silk (thread material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/8 in x 4 1/2 in; 15.5575 cm x 11.43 cm
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Embroidered Pictures
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_633590
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-5794-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
