Fragment
Unknown Maker
Triangular shaped ivory wool shawl fragment, densely embroidered with ivory silk in compartmentalized floral patterns. Chain stitch border with long fringe. 2/2 twill ground fabric which has been brushed, patterned by a tightly plied ivory silk yarn couched with a single ivory silk yarn. The plied silk yarn is looped as it is couched to form a linear pattern with a distinctive quality.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. Robert T. Hoyt in memory of Hannah McAllister
late 19th century
Medium: silk on wool Technique: embroidered on twill weave
1968-46-22
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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