Salesman's samples

ca. 1805

a) Off-white taffeta fabric with birds on floral sprays and insects; b) Off-white taffeta fabric with an urn under leafy branches.

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Title: Salesman's samples
Date Created: ca. 1805
Location Created: France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Medium: silk Technique: embroidered on taffeta Label: Silk embroidery in satin and stem stitches on silk taffeta, black silk ribbon appliqué
Credit line: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf

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