Twilled fustian; two shades of green crewel wool embroidery in large scale outline floral designs of long leafy stemmed plants. E) Rectangular panel of three pieces with nine tabs which appear to be cotton tape attached to linen supporting tape.
head curtains
crewelwork (technique)
cross-stitching
embroidering
fustian
stitching
piecing
weaving
wool (textile)
Jacobean
Fustian
Twilled
Crewelworked
Hand Stitched
Embroidered
Pieced
Cross-stitched
Wool
Jacobean
HANGING, BED
Cross-stitched & [ ] at bottom corner of panel: AP/1674 [""1"" is missing, but holes show it clearly]
Unknown
England
57.5 (W) (inches)
1964.5E
Possibly Massachusetts (United States)
Possibly
Probably
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