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Picture, Needlework

Object Name:
Picture, Needlework
Object ID:
1967.040.31
Date:
circa 1890
Description:
Needlework picture. Canvaswork panel of an oval floral medallion worked in Berlin wool [worsted] and silk yarns on heavy, plain-woven, pale turquoise blue wool. The embroidery is cross-stitched in shades of green, turquoise, pink, red, brown, and cream at about eight stitches to the inch. The needlework is stretched and glued over a piece of corrugated cardboard. Stained pine frame.
Material:
Textile
Wool
Dimensions:
H-7.75 W-16.2 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Harald W. Abbott
Subjects:
Flowers
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