Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1969.026.28
- Place of Origin:
- Andover, NH
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Cloth fragment. Bargello embroidery possibly intended for a purse or wallet. Flame stitch pattern of white, with shades of brown and blue 2-ply S-twist woolen yarn on a blue grided ecru linen canvas at 24 stitches/inch. On one side a 2" x 6" area of hand-stitched pinhead sized cut steal beads, possibly spells out a name or inscription (illegible). Three canvas edges finished with whipstitches; 0.5" unstitched border.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Linen
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-7.5 L-9 inches
- Provenance:
- A collection of Flanders and Tuttle family objects donated from the estate of Stella Tuttle Thompson (1875-1968) of Andover, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Estate of Stella Tuttle Thompson
- People:
- Thompson, Stella T. (1875-1968)
- Subjects:
- Needlepoint, Embroidery, Beads, Purses, Bags, Wallets, Handwork, Linen
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