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Embroidered picture

Oval picture within a rectangular frame of a mill on a mill pond with a town in the background and fishermen in front, in black on cream foundation.

Credit: Gift of Mrs. H.P. Davison...

c. 1790
Medium: silk embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, daisy, speckling and running stitches on plain weave
1974-72-9
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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