Sample, Embroidery

Object Name:

Sample, Embroidery

Object ID:

1941.012.02.3

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA/Portland, ME/New England

Date:

1900-1950

Description:

Embroidery samples. Ten individual rectangular pieces. Possibly made by Margaret H. Jewell (1866-1970). All cross-stitched through blue and white lined waste canvas (water soluble) onto a white plain-woven linen. Varying sizes, widths, and patterns.

1. 3.5" x 4.5". Motif of a brown basket of flowers in yellow and orange with green leaves. Initials "MJH" stitched on upper left corner in yellow. Four 0.25" hand-hemmed edges.
2. 3.75" x 4.75". Brown basket of flowers in shades of pink with green leaves. Four corners tacked down with brown triangles. Three 0.25" hemmed seams, one selvedge.
3. 5" x 3.25". Motif of a grey pelican or crane standing on one leg with yellow legs. Initials "MJH" stitched on upper left corner in yellow. Four edges hemmed 0.25".
4. 8" x 7.25". Motif of a tree in a brown pot with orange and yellow fruit or flowers and leaves in shades of green. Initials "MJH" stitched on upper left corner in yellow. Top and bottom hemmed 0.25", left side selvedge, right side raw where hem stitches were removed.
5. 10" x 6.75". Symmetrical motif of pink carnations in a blue bowl, leaves in shades of green with blue berries, and two outward facing bluebirds, one balanced on each side of the floral arrangement. Initials "MJH" stitched on upper left corner in yellow, "D" on upper right. One blue flower on lower left corner. One selvedge on right-facing side, three 0.25" hemmed edges.
6. 7" x 10". Two different flower motifs, side by side in shades of pink, peach, and red with green leaves. Initials "MJH" stitched on upper left corner in yellow, "70" on upper right. One blue flower on lower left corner. One selvedge along top edge, three 0.25" hemmed edges.
7. 7" x 14". Motif of a green tree with two inward facing peacocks on each side, one in green, the other blue. Left of the center motif is a brown tree stump with a green serpent wrapped around it. Right and left sides are selvedges, top and bottom hemmed 0.25".
8. 10.50" x 14. Motif of two houses, trees, and a fence. Left-facing house has a red roof, white house (center) has a green roof and two red chimneys. In front of the houses is a green fence with two square entryway gates. Four different trees in shades of green, one with a brown trunk, are to the right-facing side of the houses. Initials "MJH" stitched on upper left corner in yellow. Right and left sides are selvedges, top and bottom hemmed 0.25".
9. 11.50" x 9.50". Motif of two opposite-facing parrots, one green and yellow, the other grey and pink, on a curved tree with a brown stump and green leaves. Next to tree is a grey urn on a pillar with a flower arrangement in green, yellow, peach, and pink. Four 0.25" machine-hemmed edges.
10. 11.50" x 14". Ten animal motifs, from left to right facing; head of a peacock in green, full body of a peacock in shades of green and pink, a fox in orange, two unidentifiable creatures in red and grey, a crane in green and pink, a rabbit in brown, a fighting lion in red, a goat in red, and a sitting lion in orange.

Material:

Textile
Canvas

Dimensions:

W-14 L-11.5 inches

Provenance:

From the collection of and possibly made by the donor.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell

People:

Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)

Subjects:

Embroidery, Cross-stitch, Cotton, Handwork, Flowers, Birds, Peacocks, Trees, Lions