Cloth Fragment
- Object Name:
- Cloth Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1968.016.14
- Date:
- 1875-1925
- Description:
- Embroidery fragment. Possibly intended for a pillow or seat cushion. Gold silk and wool satin weave ground fabric with a hand-embroidered design of a leafy branch of passion fruits or pomegranates. Embroidered with silk velvet chenille yarns in shades of green for the leaves and brown for the branch. The fruits are embroidered with two-ply silk floss in shades of purple and pink with area accented with gold-toned metal beads. Four frayed raw edges. A row of punctures and remaining threads from previous machine stitching on one side, as well as three pink lines.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Satin
Wool
Velvet
Metal - Dimensions:
- W-26 L-24 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Mrs. Sarah Stowe (Sarah C. Smith). Donated with other costume and embroidered items.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Sarah Stowe
- Subjects:
- Fruit, Leaves, Embroidery, Needlepoint, Needlework, Pomegranate trees
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