Artworks

Ann Moore

Wool, embroidered in cross-stitch · 1808

Nancy Laird

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in bullion, cross, eyelet, stem, and surface satin stitches · 1808

Smith

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in tent, cross, long, stem, whip, and couching stitches · 1805

Mary Tooley Parker

Silk and cotton on linen, embroidered · 1805

SMITH

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in tent, cross, long, stem, whip, and couching stitches · 1805

Smith Family

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in tent, cross, long, stem, whip, and couching stitches · 1805

Kuba Freter

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1801

Petr Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1801

Kuba Bakowski

Raffia, plain weave; embroidered in stem stitches and running stitches cut to form pile · 1801

Ann

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, cross, eyelet, hem, satin and single satin stitches · 1801

Maria Manula Lobe y Cantabrana

embroidery & stitching, sampler — medium: silk on linen technique: embroidered on plain weave · 1801

Ann Morris

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, cross, eyelet, hem, satin and single satin stitches · 1801

Paminggir

Six loom widths: four loom widths of: silk, cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; embroidered with silk, cotton and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton in back and straight stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors; and two loom widths of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped cotton and gold-colored metal strip, in back, double running, split, stem, and surface satin stitches; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801

Abung

Two panels joined: cotton and silk, stripes of warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts, and warp resist dyed (warp ikat) plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts; appliquéd with wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, pineapple fiber, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped bast fiber (probably ramie) in buttonhole, double running, split, stem, straight and surface satin; laidwork and couching; embellished with metal-backed glass mirrors · 1801

Minangkabau

Cotton, silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, bands of plain weave, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts, and bands of interlocking tapestry weave; ends of wool, plain weave; fulled; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton in laidwork and paper padded couching; embellished with gold-colored-metal spangles; edged with tape of cotton and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, and gilt-metal strip; plain weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; underlaid with tape of cotton, plain weave with extended paired weft and gilt-metal coil fringe · 1801

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping, and stem and running stitches cut to form pile; couching; joined by pearl and trammed twisted buttonhole stitches; edged in lateral looping stitches · 1801

Han-Chinese

Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at either side. Figures and auspicious symbols in colors and gold on ivory silk grou nd. · 1801

Meliza Thornal

Silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross stitches · 1801

Pierre Antoine Mongin

Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk and chenille yarns in chain and satin stitches; couching; surface pigment added to embroidered stitches · 1801

Han-Chinese

Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edge bands and center back: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and knot stitches; laid work and couching; inner collar and closures: silk, weft-float faced 1:7 satin weave; collar patches: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; lining fragments: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave · 1801

Abung

Two panels joined: cotton and silk, warp-faced, weft ribbed plain weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strip wrapped cotton, cotton, gilt-metal coils, gilt-metal wire wrapped cotton ,gilt-metal-strip wrapped cotton and gilt-metal spangles in running stitches; laidwork, couching, and padded couching · 1801

Paminggir

Two panels joined: stripes of cotton, warp resist dyed (warp ikat), plain weave with paired warps; cotton and silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts: and stripes of cotton, plain weave embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip wrapped silk in back, chain, stem and surface satin stitches; laidwork and couching · 1801

Han-Chinese

Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at either side. Figures and auspicious symbols in colors and gold on ivory silk grou nd. · 1801

Han-Chinese

Couched and embroidered sleeve-bands from a robe, cut and framed as a three-panel folding desk screen. Two lower halves joined to form central frame, top halves form panels at either side. Figures and auspicious symbols in colors and gold on ivory silk grou nd. · 1801