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Potholder

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1840-1870

GUSN

GUSN-29548

Description

Flame stitch Berlinwork face in shades of red, green and brown. Bound with pink and black silk ribbon. Braided loop at corner. Rectangular. Back of brown ribbed wool with woven circle motif in green and pink.

Details

Descriptive Terms

potholders
cookware
Berlin woolwork
stitching
silk (textile)
textiles
wool (textile)
geometric patterns
Wool
Silk
Berlinwork
Hand Stitched
Geometric
Unidentified Textile
POTHOLDER

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.5 x 7 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Miss Frances Greely Stevenson

Accession Number

1922.565

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