Artworks

Philippe de La Salle

Silk, warp float-faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps which tie supplementary brocading wefts and ground wefts in plain weave; with inset ovals of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill weave by ground warps; seam embroidered in satin stitch · 1750

Philippe de La Salle

Silk, warp float-faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary binding warps which tie supplementary brocading wefts and ground wefts in plain weave; with inset ovals of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts tied in twill weave by ground warps; seam embroidered in satin stitch · 1750

Hannah Hinman Twitchell Pierce

Linen, plain weave; embroidered in Romanian, satin, and stem stitches · 1750

Hannah Hinman Twitchell Pierce

Linen, plain weave; embroidered in Romanian, satin, and stem stitches · 1750

Hannah Hinman Twitchell Pierce

Linen, plain weave; embroidered in Romanian, satin, and stem stitches · 1750

Urania Louth, English

embroidery & stitching, sampler — medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave · 1746

Mary Beech

embroidery & stitching, sampler — medium: linen, silk technique: embroidered in cross-stitch and satin stitch · 1738

Abigail Davenport (Williams)

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool yarns in bullion, flat, Roman, satin, stem, and surface satin stitches · 1712

Abigail Davenport (Williams)

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool yarns in bullion, flat, Roman, satin, stem, and surface satin stitches · 1712

Rebecah Garland

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in Algerian eye, buttonhole, cross and marking cross stitches; laid work and couching · 1704

Lucy Garland

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and yarns in Algerian eye, buttonhole, chain, half cross, individual back, marking cross, two-sided cross and trammed cross stitches; laid work, couching and French knots · 1704

Kuba

Raffia, plain weave; pieced; embroidered in lateral looping and stem stitches; couching joined by pearl stitches; edged with lateral looping stitches · 1701

Mary M. Wallace

Tabby weave wool ground; embroidered in silk twist · 1701

Georges Jacob

gilded wood and embroidered satin · 1700

Georges Jacob

gilded wood and embroidered satin · 1700

Han-Chinese

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, peacock-feather-wrapped silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in surface satin stitches; laid work and couching; appliquéd with forms of silk, plain weaves between two layers of paper, some with gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and embroidered with silk in chain and knot stitches, needle looping with laid thread and darned bars, and silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laid work and couching; edged with cotton, plain weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; metal button · 1700

Parnell Mackett

Linen, plain weave; bands of cut and drawn thread work in darning, interlocking lace, satin, and needle lace filling stitches; bands of needle lace or a cut and drawn thread grid and bands embroidered with silk and linen in Algerian eye, back, cross, long-armed cross, two-sided Italian cross, double running, running, satin and a variety of buttonhole stitches · 1690

Mercy Mackett

Linen, plain weave; with bands of cut and drawn thread work in back, buttonhole, darning, double hem, interlocking lace, overcast, and needle lace filling stitches; bands of linen, needle lace; and bands embroidered with silk in Algerian eye, Antwerp edge, back, cross, double hem, double running, long-armed cross, two-sided Italian cross, satin, squared ground, and a variety of buttonhole stitches · 1688

Manchu

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in surface satin stitches; laid work and couching · 1675

Indo-Portuguese

Linen, plain weave; quilted embroidered with silk floss in darning and back stitches; original silk fringe and tassels · 1675

Jane Bolas Vaughan

Linen, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk · 1675

Jane Bolas Vaughan

Linen, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, chain, open chain, leaf, Roman, Roumanian, satin and stem stitches; edged with linen, plain weave tape · 1675

Jane Bolas Vaughan

Linen, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, chain, open chain, leaf, Roman, Roumanian, satin and stem stitches; edged with linen, plain weave tape; two loom widths joined · 1675

Christopher Barker, England

embroidery & stitching, book with embroidered covers — medium: paper, silk, metallic thread technique: embroidered · 1665