Pattern, Needlework

Object Name:

Pattern, Needlework

Object ID:

1980.012.02.19

Description:

Needlework pattern, floral, pencil, pen ink drawings on paper. Along one edge, brown ink and pencil border design of three connected arches, one arch with inked-in scallops along its edge. Adjoining pencil arch, penciled scallops. Third arch plain. Another two arch pencil drawing. One arch, small spaced ovals on its edge. Above that, scalloped line. Connected arch plain. Pencil and ink fanciful design. Narrow, high arch with small circles at ends. Arch parallel line to meet at both ends. On outside of arch, 10 stemmed leaf clusters with 3 small pointed leaves at end of each stem. Inside arch, pointed oval with plain inside border and cross-hatch inside of that. Around exterior surface, small, pointed ovals. At bottom, connected, small oval with stems opposite each other with three leaves on each stem. In remaining corner, perhaps border decoration. Arch of spaced circles with scalloped edge above them. Below arch, roughly 270 plus degree circular single-line stem, has opposing small oval leaves from end to the other. From one point on this stem, it appears slightly larger stem leading towards center of circle. Has single circle at its end with three circles above it in row connected by stems. Another row above it, 4 circles followed by 3 circles in a row, then 2 circles, then single circle. Adjacent to this larger design, very faint, partial blossom and single leaf design. On back side of paper, pencil printing, all upper case: "YOU FORGOT THE" .

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-6.5 W-7.4 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Joseph and Amelia Theriault