Embroidered panel for casket

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
At top, two seated women, one holding a palm, the other a branch of fruit. Frieze at bottom with flowers and a squirrel.
Credit Line
Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
17th century
Accession Number
1981-28-123
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
embroidery & stitching
Embroidered panel for casket
Medium
Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk, and silk-wrapped metal metal embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, couching, looping, and knot stitches on 7/1 satin foundation
Dimensions
H x W: 15.9 x 22.2 cm (6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
made in
England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1981-28-123
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq45272ef03-f77e-4d9a-bda8-26dd56e44f02
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