Embroidered square with unfinished edges; meant to be a cushion cover or perhaps to be framed? A beautiful example of needle-painting embroidery work, made about 1900 by Mrs. Nellie Fuller Gibson. Silk embroidery threads on plain weave white linen ground. Design of poppies in a circular layout with leaves and stems; worked in many shades of red and green.
Design for embroidery, or "Sew Souvenir" by Anna W. Mattocks; 1959. Yellow ground; outline drawing stamped in blue; map of Florida showing major cities and physical features; sword fish to right, palm tree and sailboat to left; "Florida" printed at bottom; dash border. Inscription written in black ink: Copyright, 1959, Anna W. Mattocks. Submitted to Library of Congress for copyright March 17 1960. LOC's copyright listing gives another name, "Novelty Mfg & Sale" as attached to the design, but no addresses for Mattocks or this firm.