Spot motifs and inscription arranged around a central cross, within a frame of concentric borders, in pale blue, green, yellow and pink on a natural ground. A tassel of embroidery silks on each corner.
Credit: Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
1808
Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, stem, back, and marking cross stitches on plain weave foundation
1981-28-436
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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