EditorialSampler, Thomizan Thomson, English, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, eyelet, cross, half cross, and rococo (queen) stitches on plain weave foundation, 'Blessed those who have God chose/ and in him put there tr...
EditorialSampler, Elizabeth Miskey, American, b. 1811, Medium: silk and wool embroidery, linen foundation Technique: embroidered in chain, stem, rococo and cross stitches on plain weave foundation, A large basket of fruit surrounded by flowering sprays, and a v...
EditorialArmchair, Armchair made of painted Indonesian wood with a thatched diamond seat, resting on S-shaped legs placed at an angle, connected by an X-shaped cross and ending in ball-claws. A standing acanthus leaf above the swellings. The front line is adorn...