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Panel of embroidery
English
First half 18th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen, silk, and Wool; embroidery
Dimensions
81.7 x 64.5 cm (32 3/16 x 25 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel Cabot
Accession Number56.1140
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionQuadrilateral panel. Polychrome silks and crewels on linen canvas; design worked entirely in petit point. Shows a tiny hill from which grow a variety of flowering plants including roses, tulips and carnations, on a white field; bordering this, a band of floral sprigs on a white ground. Two lower corners not embroidered; covered with pieces of similar embroidery. Originally probably rectangular; now pulled into a parallelogram. Slightly faded.