Artworks

A. Quesnel

printed, dyed & painted textiles, textile — medium: linen warp, cotton weft technique: block printed and painted on plain weave (black, red and yellow block printed, blue applied by brush) · 1750

Philippe de La Salle

Linen and silk, satin weave with brocading wefts bound in twill interlacings · 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

Manchu

Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; cuffs trimmed with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen couched with silk; sleeves, neck trim, and cuff edging: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; neck edging, cuff trim, and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; trimmed with braid of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, 1:1 oblique interlacing with triple elements; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; cuffs lined with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal buttons · 1750

Maria

silk, wool, linen, metal · 1747

Anna Maria Garthwaite

silk, wool, linen, metal · 1747

Urania Louth, English

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

Rebecca Knight, Scottish

embroidery & stitching, sampler — medium: linen, silk. technique: cross stitch embroidery. · 1740

Mary Beech

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

Elizabeth Saggar, English

embroidery & stitching, sampler — medium: linen, silk technique: embroidery in cross, eyelet, and satin stitch with some looping stitches and detached needle looping · 1734

Jean Revel

Silk and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, satin weave with secondary binding warps, patterning and brocading wefts and self-patterning ground wefts; with cotton, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, woven tapes Ties: cotton, twill weave Interlinings and linings: cotton and linen, plain weaves, some glazed · 1725

Margreta Bem

Linen, plain weave; with twenty nine squares filled with different needlework patterns in a variety of stitches · 1713

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

Ümmü Gülsün

Cotton or linen, with silk embroidery and crochet lace · 1701

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

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