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Textile
early 18th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Vertical panel of crewel embroidery with a large-scale pattern of baroque twisted columns on high bases with crossed palms entwined with large-lobed leaves; twining branches and similar leaves fill space between. Embroidered in wool yarns in shades of brown, blue, and blue-green, on an undyed linen and cotton ground.
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Details
- Title: Textile
- Date Created: early 18th century
- Location Created: England
- Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/111633
- Medium: Medium: wool embroidery on linen and cotton foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave
- Credit line: Museum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund
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