Artworks

Minnie B. Hanner

Silk, satin damask weave with plain interlacing of secondary binding warps and ground wefts; embroidered with silk in satin and padded satin stitches; laid work and couching · 1934

Jennie C. Trein

Appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton, linen and rayon plain, twill, satin and patterned weave fabrics; cotton, silk and rayon embroidery fabrics; plastic liberty bell charm · 1932

Wilda A. Rice

Painted, embroidered and pieced quilt; dyed and undyed cotton plain weave fabrics; paint and cotton embroidery threads · 1932

Vogue Needlecraft Co., Inc.

Cotton, plain weave; printed; embroidered with rayon in stem, long and short, running, and buttonhole stitches · 1931

Mildred Jacobs Chappell

Appliquéd and embroidered quilt; dyed cotton plain weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads · 1931

Ida Ou Nadif

Wool, plain weave; appliquéd with nylon machine knitting and wool and rayon felt; embroidered with wool, wax-coated-wool, and rayon in buttonhole, cross, long-armed cross, and stem stitches; back stitch couching; knotted wool and cut fringe · 1930

Khami Chin

Cotton and silk, warp striped, warp-faced plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; embellished with discontinuous supplementary wrapping elements; end embroidered with cotton and wool in buttonhole stitches; couching; cotton, piled and knotted corner tassels · 1930

Maya

Cotton, warp ikat, plain weave; embroidered with wool in chain, running (pattern darning), and surface satin stitches · 1930

Maya

Cotton; plain weave; embroidered in cross stitch, in wool · 1930

Lauktu Chin

Sides: cotton, warp striped, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; ends embroidered with cotton in double running stitches terminating in cotton, knotted cut fringe tassels at selvage edge; center: cotton, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; all warp ends twined, plied, and knotted over cotton, cut to form pom-poms · 1930

Vogue Needlecraft Co., Inc.

Cotton and linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in long, stem, satin, and petal (a derivative of chain stitch) stitches and French knots · 1928

Heinrich Sattler

Cotton, machine-made lace: twist net; machine embroidered laid work and couching · 1926

Heinrich Sattler

Cotton, machine-made lace: twist net; machine embroidered laid work and couching · 1926

Mru Chin

Cotton, warp striped, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embellished with discontinuous supplementary wrapping elements; ends embroidered with cotton and wool in buttonhole stitches; couching; selvage fringe of cotton with glass beads; and end fringe of cotton and glass beads, knotted around wool · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in running stitches cut to form pile; couching; two panels joined · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1925

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered with raffia in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile; couching · 1925

Khumi Chin

Cotton, plain weave with patterning wefts; ends embroidered with cotton in double running stitches; all edges finished with cotton, glass-bead and seed-pod fringe terminating in outer silk or silk and cotton-knotted fringe · 1925

Belle Wright

Pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed and undyed cotton satin and plain weave fabrics; cotton embroidery threads · 1925