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Embroidery

Probably Italian

Medium/Technique Linen, embroidery
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 78 cm (6 11/16 x 30 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of James William Paige
Accession Number95.1126
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWhite linen. The design which is worked with line stitch, chain stitch and laid work, and with red and yellow silk, consists of bands of diagonal ornament crossed by vertical columns. The linen is joined by fagotting, and is edged with buttonhole stitch and loops and knots.