fbpx

Antimacassar

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1881-1883

GUSN

GUSN-38940

Description

Pale green wool felt; appliqued center panel of maroon felt. Center panel appliqued with wool leaves in yellow, red and brown with embroidered veins and leaves. Pointed edges of center panel and scalloped edges of ground embroidered in silk in yellow, pink, blue and maroon. Fringed hem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

antimacassars
appliqué (technique)
embroidering
felt (textile)
silk (textile)
textiles
wool (textile)
floral patterns
Wool
Felt
Silk
Embroidered
Appliqued
Floral
Unidentified Textile
ANTIMACASSAR

Maker

Storey, Edith May (Maker)

Dimensions

12 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1937.5

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].