embroidered picture
embroidered picture
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Embroidered Picture
- Other Terms
- Embroidered Picture; Early 19th Century
- associated dates
- 1964 12 XX / 1964 12 XX
- associated place
- Germany
- Physical Description
- plain weave silk ground (overall material)
- linen backing (overall material)
- wool twist (overall material)
- silk twist (overall material)
- ivory ground (overall color)
- browns (overall color)
- greens (overall color)
- golds (overall color)
- pink (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- silk,wool,watercolor (overall style)
- stitches:satin, encroaching satin, split, straight, seed (joint piece production method or technique)
- additional stitches: turkey work (joint piece production method or technique)
- embroidery (overall production method/technique)
- embroidery (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 15 in x 17 3/8 in; 38.1 cm x 44.1325 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T19317
- catalog number
- T19317
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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