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Crewelwork embroidery
Chair seat
Crewelwork embroidery
American (New England)
mid-18th century
Object Place: New England, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with wool embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 51.4 x 54.6 cm (20 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.)
Other (embroidered pattern): 45.7 x 54.6 cm (18 x 21 1/2 in.)
Other (selvedge to selvedge): 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.)
Other (embroidered pattern): 45.7 x 54.6 cm (18 x 21 1/2 in.)
Other (selvedge to selvedge): 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.110
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEmbroidered chair seat (crewelwork); abstract floral motifs in pink, red, blue, yellow, and white with jagged blue-green edges (flame stitch pattern); densely embroidered throughout in Irish stitch (also called Florentine, bargello, Hungarian point, and flame stitch)