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Panel

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Embroidered panel has a design of an urn with a bouquet of flowers set on a pedestal. Worked in shades of beige, dark yellow, pale green, and blue on a red taffeta ground.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
early 19th century
Credit Line
Gift of Harvey Smith
Medium
Medium: silk on silk Technique: couched embroidery stitches on a taffeta foundation
Dimensions
H x W: 96 × 49 cm (37 13/16 × 19 5/16 in.)
Type
embroidery & stitching
Panel
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