“Embroidery sample” (ca. 1770) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access.

Embroidery sample

Embroidery sample

TitleEmbroidery sample
Dateca. 1770 18th century
MediumMedium: silk thread, silk chenille thread, cotton gauze appliqué, flat gold and silver metal thread wound on a silk core, gold and silver metal coils, metal sequins, metal beads on silk ground Technique: embroidered on cut voided supplementary warp pile (velvet) Label: Satin, stem, and knot stitches in silk, chenille, and gold and silver metallic thread; embroidered gold and silver metal wire coils, sequins, beads; gauze appliqué on cut voided supplementary warp pile (velvet); paper enclosure
Classificationembroidery & stitching
OriginFrance France
Holding institutionSmithsonian Open Access
Credit lineMuseum purchase from Au Panier Fleuri Fund
RightsPublic domain (CC0)

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