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Cover for a bench
American
18th century
Object Place: New England
Medium/Technique
Linen embroidered with wool yarns
Dimensions
145 x 55 cm (57 1/16 x 21 5/8 in.) (detail shown)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elizabeth H. Clark in memory of Mary R. Crowninshield
Accession Number25.191.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCover for the top of a bench. The design of irregular points, zig-zags, etc. is worked with pink, yellow, green, blue, and light neutral wools, in several tones and values of each color, and is outlined in part, with dark brown. The stitch, a straight single stitch, parallel to the warp of the canvas, is sometimes called Florentine stitch, Hungarian point, Bargello work, etc. Formerly mounted on modern bench (25.191.2).