Embroidered coverlet
This linen coverlet is embroidered with multicolored wools in satin stitch, long and short stitch, buttonhole stitch, stem stitch, and a variety of filling stitches. It is composed of four panels, each about 371/430 inches, with a band of twelve small pieces stitched together along the top. Each large panel is embroidered with flowering trees of life, upon which birds are perched. The piece is backed and bordered by new, machine-stitched linen.
Artwork Details
- Title: Embroidered coverlet
- Date: ca. 1720
- Geography: Possibly made in England; Possibly made in United States
- Culture: American or British
- Medium: Linen embroidered with wool
- Dimensions: 83 1/2 x 69 1/2 in. (212.1 x 176.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of George Coe Graves, 1924
- Object Number: 24.188
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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