Dark blue wool ground embroidered in coarse outline and filling stitches in polychrome wool yarns. The large central medallion has an interlace pattern inside a stylized floral wreath. Above this are a reindeer and horse and rider, and below it a pendant framing the initials "JHJD." A medallion in each corner contains a stylized floral pattern, and there is a continuous scrolling border around the four sides. The date 1796 appears near the lower edge.
Credit: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf
1796
Medium: wool Technique: embroidered on twill weave
1953-34-21
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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