Fragment of silk embroidered with silk showing design of leaves, flower swags and lattice forming a vertical framework that encloses and man with dog. Large floral blooms, extend to the right, into unembroidered area.
Credit: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
mid- 18th century
Medium: silk on silk Technique: embroidered on taffeta
1962-52-20
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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