Silk cloth

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Date

1890-1930

GUSN

GUSN-24461

Description

Two pieces of silk cloth sewn into a square piece w/ floral embroidery. Center is beige silk w/ embroidered red rose and green leaves; border is maroon silk w/ a band of white flowers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silk (textile)
fragments
cloth
embroidering
hand sewing
silk (textile)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
floral patterns
rose (genus)
Silk
Embroidered
Machine Sewn
Rose
Leaves
CLOTH FRAGMENT

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

18 x 17.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5298

Places

Maine (United States)

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