Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1967.525.35
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Embroidery fragment. Cutwork or broiderie anglaise. Hand embroidery with white cotton thread on plain-woven cotton muslin. One edge with a 4" wide (uncut) scalloped border of a circular pattern topped with a floral motif; opposite side 1" border of circles and leaves. Hand numbered on one side above scalloped border, "40939" in blue ink, "29109 / 4.62" in graphite, "40933" in blue ink, "29103 199" in graphite above border near selvedge edge, and "409109 4.62". Hand-stitched initials "G/H" sewn in one edge; stamped "GH&?" on corner of opposite edge. One raw edge, one selvedge edge with stitch holes. Machine stitching on one end.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-10.5 L-76 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary F. Gibson
- Subjects:
- Embroidery, Cutwork, Whitework, Broiderie anglais, Handwork, Textiles
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