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Embroidery Pattern

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1910

GUSN

GUSN-265230

Description

Embroidery pattern; scroll and leaf pattern; shield-shaped; pencil outline on front left side of pattern; needle marks throughout; an addition piece of paper with a pencil sketch of a scroll is pinned on top of the right side of the pattern with two pins; black chalk residue on reverse.

Details

Descriptive Terms

patterns (guides)
paper (fiber product)
graphite (mineral)
black chalk
scrolls (motifs)
foliation (pattern)
shield-shaped
Paper
Pattern

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

16 3/4 x 11 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Elinor Thomas

Accession Number

2002.32.245

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