Pattern, Needlework

Object Name:

Pattern, Needlework

Object ID:

1980.012.02.22

Description:

Needlework pattern, floral, pen ink designs on paper. Bottom edge of sheet is one with missing corner materials. Upper left corner, small floral group consisting of single line stem, curved slightly more than semi-circle. Near bottom end, 3 broad leaves with pointed ends and single stem with vein in them. Rest of stem, alternating circles with short stems with single circle at end. Bottom end of stem, single circle. To right of that, floral group with single, almost semi-circular stem. Two small leaves on opposite sides bottom of stem. Further up stem, single small stem with 5 connected circles in hexagonal shape. Same design on opposite side of stem. Above those two, stems with 5 connected circles in circular shape. Stem terminated by two opposite oval leaves and final single oval leaf. Lower left corner, fanciful group of about 7 stems in parallel at bottom. Stems pointed leaves above base area. Further out of stems, perhaps oval blossoms with three small ovals lobes at their ends. Near base, single horizontal stem with series of small pointed leaves on opposite sides. This stem longer on left side than its right. On bottom edge, left of center, floral group with two styles of blossoms and two intersecting curved stems. One stem, blossoms of small circles with separated long petals around its edge. Second stem, small stems of three-lobed leaves on each one, second stem with three-lobed leaves. Further out on stem, 5 blossoms, circles and 5-6 scallops in continuous line around each center. At extreme end, 7 small ovals on stems. On left side at center adjacent to vertical crease, small cluster of 4 blossoms on stems. Blossoms circles with curved line across center and series of small pointed oval lobes around 1/2 of exterior edge. At base of stems with flowers, 4 narrow pointed leaves. On right side of sheet, in top half, border design of an arch with scalloped edges connected to smaller arch segment at left. Inside of arch lobes, circles with short single-curved lines from left to right. Below that arch, floral group of two blossoms appearing to be at different angles. Base stem running horizontally left to right with slight curve in its ends. Alternating leaves, somewhat pointed. Near base, upward-arching stem with 3 pointed leaves and blossom of upright oval with curved line inside it on right side. On left side, 7 oval lobes with smaller ovals inside them appearing to be petals. To right of that, more circular blossom fitting inside arch with round center with curved horizontal line connecting left and right sides. Around that, small circles spaced away but close to edge. Each circle has oval pointed leaf with smaller pointed oval inside. Twelve leaves around perimeter of that blossom. In lower right corner of sheet, four rows of small circles with single arched line connecting left and right sides in each circle. Circles spaced apart and each row, shifted alignment. Circles align in horizontal and diagonal rows.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-8.9 W-14.3 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Joseph and Amelia Theriault