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Bed Rug
Hannah Johnson
Wool, plain weave; with cut pile formed by wool yarns embroidered in looped running stitches · 1796
Art Institute of Chicago
Central Medallion Quilt with "Yankee Puzzle" or "Hour Glass" Borders
Mary Carpenter Jones
Center: cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, and wool in buttonhole, chain, cross, single cross, feather, Roumanian, satin, single satin, stem, and twined double running stitches.
Squares: cotton, cotton and linen, and linen, plain weaves; block, copperplate, and roller printed · 1795
Art Institute of Chicago
Sampler
Brunnell
Medium: wool foundation, silk embroidery, linen edging tape Technique: counted and uncounted stitches; cross, eye, stem and satin stitches on plain weave foundation · 1795
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Bedcover
Sisters of the Honorable Amos Patterson
Wool, twill weave; embroidered with wool in buttonhole, herringbone, Roumanian, satin and stem stitches; edged with fringe · 1793
Art Institute of Chicago
Sampler
Polly Bedford
Wool, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss and silk yarns in back, chain, Cretan, individual back, individual running, Roman, satin, stem, and surface satin stitches; laid work, couching, and Roumanian couching · 1791
Art Institute of Chicago
The Continence of Bayard from a set of The History of France
Louis Jean Jacques Durameau
Wool, silk (22-23 warps per inch, 9-10 per cm.) · 1788
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sampler
Mary Wood
embroidery & stitching, sampler — medium: wool, silk. technique: embroidery in cross stitch and eye stitch. · 1782
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
The Bird Catcher, from The Noble Pastoral
François Boucher
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1778
Art Institute of Chicago
Purse
Deborah Hill
wool, linen, silk · 1776
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Fall of Phaeton
Antonio Tempesta
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1776
Art Institute of Chicago
The Arrival of Telemachus on Calypso's Island from The Story of Telemachus
Manufacture Royale d’Aubusson
Wool, silk, and linen, slit, dovetailed and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1776
Art Institute of Chicago
A Panel from a Porticoes Series
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1775
Art Institute of Chicago
A Panel from a Porticoes Series
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1775
Art Institute of Chicago
Embroidered picture
Miss A Grubb
embroidery & stitching, embroidered picture — medium: wool embroidery on linen foundation technique: embroidered in counted stitches · 1775
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
A Panel from a Porticoes Series
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1775
Art Institute of Chicago
Fire Screen Panel
Maurice Jacques
tapestry weave: silk and wool · 1770
Cleveland Museum of Art
Fire Screen Panel and Frame
Maurice Jacques
tapestry weave: silk and wool · 1770
Cleveland Museum of Art
Fire Screen Panel and Frame
Maurice Jacques
tapestry weave: silk and wool · 1770
Cleveland Museum of Art
Fire Screen Panel
Maurice Jacques
tapestry weave: silk and wool · 1770
Cleveland Museum of Art
Carpet
Rug
Wool · 1765
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Outdoor Market, from Village Festivals
Etienne Jeaurat
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave · 1765
Art Institute of Chicago
Pair of chair backs
Maurice Jacques
Silk, wool (24-26 warps per inch, 9-11 per cm.) · 1760
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pair of chair backs
Maurice Jacques
Silk, wool (24-26 warps per inch, 9-11 per cm.) · 1760
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Table Topper
Mary Toppin
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool in bullion, chain, and satin stitches · 1760
Art Institute of Chicago