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Editorial Picture Depicting Peace, Justice, and Plenty (Needlework). England. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 34.5 ? 43.9 cm (13 5/8 ? 17 1/4 in.). Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and meta...
Editorial Picture (Needlepoint). Switzerland. Date: 1616. Dimensions: 66 x 75.1 cm (26 x 29 1/2 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss, linen yarns, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in bullion, buttonhole, detached buttonhole, chain, cross, half ...
Editorial Border. Italy. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 14.5 x 49.2 cm (5 3/4 x 19 3/8 in.) Weft repeat: 23.4 cm (9 1/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back and long-armed cross stitches; lower edge finished with silk, twin cord. Origin: Italy.
Editorial Sampler. Stitched by Parnell Mackett (English, active c. 1690); England. Date: 1690. Dimensions: 21.1 ? 106.2 cm (8 3/8 ? 41 3/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; bands of cut and drawn thread work in darning, interlocking lace, satin, and needle lace filling ...
Editorial Border. Egypt. Date: 801 AD-1300. Dimensions: 16.3 ? 57.2 cm (6 3/8 ? 22 1/2 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in long-armed cross and running (pattern darning) stitches. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Band. Egypt. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: 4.8 ? 14.4 cm (1 7/8 ? 5 3/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross and long-armed cross stitches. Origin: Egypt.
Editorial Sampler. Elisha Ryan (Irish, born 1837/38); Ireland. Date: 1852. Dimensions: 62.9 ? 44.5 cm (24 3/4 ? 17 1/2 in.). Cotton, plain weave; cutwork embroidered with wool in overcast stitch; embroidered with silk and wool in cross, long-armed cross, outline...
Editorial Sampler. Spain. Date: 1815. Dimensions: 36.8 x 75.2 cm (14 1/2 x 29 5/8 in.). Linen, plain weave; pulled thread work; embroidered with silk floss and linen yarns, in black, double faggot, hem interlocking, loop, overcast, Russian overcast, and wave sti...
Editorial Sampler. Mexico. Date: 1849. Dimensions: 29.9 x 42.6 cm (11 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.). Cotton, plain weave; cut and drawn work embroidered with silk in overcast stitches; embroidered in double running and long-armed cross stitches; beaded with glass beads. Ori...
Editorial Pillow Cover (Incomplete). Italy. Date: 1601-1650. Dimensions: 54.1 x 43.8 cm (21 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.) Inner panel: 20.3 x 13.3 cm (8 x 5 1/4 in.) Band of inner panel: 47.3 x 42.3 cm (18 5/8 x 16 5/8 in.) Lace width: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) Upper band: 6.2 x...
Editorial Border. Italy. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 14.5 x 49.2 cm (5 3/4 x 19 3/8 in.) Weft repeat: 23.4 cm (9 1/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back and long-armed cross stitches; lower edge finished with silk, twin cord. Origin: Italy.
Editorial Bed Curtain and Valance. United States. Date: 1701-1725. Dimensions: a: 213.2 x 166.5 cm (84 x 65 1/2 in.) b: 29.1 x 164 cm (11 1/2 x 64 1/2 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool yarn in bullion, long-armed cross, satin, and stem stiches; Ro...
Editorial Altar Carpet. Portugal, Arraiolas. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 356.7 x 191.5 cm (141 1/8 x 75 3/8 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool in long-armed cross stitches. Origin: Spain.
Editorial Picture Depicting Peace, Justice, and Plenty (Needlework). England. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 34.5 ? 43.9 cm (13 5/8 ? 17 1/4 in.). Silk, warp-float faced satin weave; embroidered with silk, gilt-metal strips, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, and meta...
Editorial Cushion Cover. England. Date: 1601. Dimensions: 49.5 ? 52.8 cm (19 1/2 ? 20 3/4 in.). Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, linen, and wool yarns in long-armed cross stitches; edged with wool and linen, plain weave with extended weft cut fringe. O...
Editorial Simia longimana. The long-armed gibbon. Musei Leveriani explicatio, Anglica et Latina (containing select specimens from the museum of ... Sir A. Lever), etc. vol. 1, vol. 2, pp. 1-48. Impensis Jacobi Parkinson: [London,] 1792, 96. 1792. Source: 40.e.15...
Editorial Altar Frontal, 18th century, Italy, Linen, plain weave, embroidered with linen in back, cross, long-armed cross and double running stitches, edged with linen, bobbin straight lace, cotton, plain weave tape, 74.6 x 276.7 cm (29 3/8 x 109 in.).
Editorial Valance (For a Bed), 18th century, Greece, Cyprus, Cyprus, Linen, plain weave, embroidered with silk in cross and long-armed-cross stitches, needlemade edging of Antwerp edge stitches and countered two-strand warp twining with extended warp fringe, 220...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, and double running stitches on plain weave foundation, Small sampler with church at top and grapes in middle., Germany, 18th century, embroi...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in withdrawn element work with satin, cross, double running, four-sided and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation, Bands of pattern in two columns., Mexico, 18th ...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in long-armed cross, satin, double-running, running back, stem, four-sided and knot stitches on plain weave foundation, Unfinished sampler embroidered in polychrome silks, wit...
Editorial Valance, Medium: silk, metal wrapped silk on linen Technique: couching, long armed cross, cross, double running, stem, and satin stitches on a plain weave foundation, Multicolor embroidery showing St Catherine, St Barbara, the Cross, the face of Christ...
Editorial Band, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in back and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation; bobbin lace border Label: linen plain weave embroidered in silk in back and long-armed cross stitches, A panel of ...
Editorial Sampler, Maria Nadeouton, Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk on cotton Technique: embroidered in satin, back, long-armed cross, knot, stem, double running, cross, and aztec stitch (withdrawn element) on plain weave foundation, Unfinished sampler with ...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: wool embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, cross, long-armed cross, running, double running, and aztec stitch (withdrawn element work with needle-made fillings) on plain weave foundation, Divided into columns...
Editorial Sampler, Marya Lopez, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, stem, long-armed cross, four-sided, chain, eyelet, running, back, and wrapped stitches on plain weave foundation, In the center, a double-headed e...
Editorial Sampler, Isabell Lawry, Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long armed cross, satin and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation; bands of withdrawn element work with needle made fillings (reticella);...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, back and chain stitches on plain weave foundation, Narrow bands of pattern at the top followed by alphabets and numerals; wider bands at the bottom ...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: cotton, silk Technique: embroidered using long-armed cross, back and stem stitches, Square of undyed cotton partially filled with sections of borders and designs, some suggestive of Renaissance symmetrical stylized plant borders and so...
Editorial Sampler, Elizabeth Silk, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, cross, eyelet, Roumanian, stem, long armed cross, herring bone, rococo, double running and detached looping stitches on plain weave foundation, Vertic...
Editorial Sampler, Elanor Guest, Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk and hair embroidery, linen foundation Technique: satin, Montenegrin cross, long-armed cross, knot, stem, chain, rococo, and running stitches on plain weave, Alphabets, floral designs, verse, signa...
Editorial Band, Medium: linen, cotton, silk Technique: long-armed cross stitch embroidery, Design of scrolling stem with leaves in long-armed cross stitch., Europe, 17th century, embroidery & stitching, Band.
Editorial Cover, Medium: silk on linen Technique: counted embroidery stitches using silk: double running, back, overcast long-armed cross on plain weave, Square cover in a diamond lattice pattern enclosing geometric flowers in red, green, blue and yellow silk on...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: counted and uncounted stitches; stem, satin, long-armed cross, eye, back, chain, cross and looping stitches on plain weave foundation, Three bands of reticella, a band of embroidered flowe...
Editorial Sampler, Sarah Ann Marbert, American, Medium: wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation, The center field contains a large inscription with scattered motifs of bi...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, and double running stitches on plain weave foundation, Small sampler with church at top and grapes in middle., Germany, 18th century, embroi...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk on cotton Technique: cross, long-armed cross, running, satin and back stitch on plain weave foundation; counted stitches, Scattered motifs and curving floral bands in red, blue and yellow silk. At the center a deer with a branch o...
Editorial Sampler, Jean Porter, Medium: silk embroidery on linen Technique: long-armed cross, herringbone, double running, detached looping, buttonhole, and couching stitches on plain weave, Cross borders showing people, animals, a house, Adam and Eve and a bord...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long armed cross and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation, Two alphabets introduced by a Maltese cross. Lower field is religious motifs all in red on natural., I...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in herringbone, cross, cross variation, long armed cross, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation, Scattered motifs, mostly geometric, dominated by large butterfly in the ...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, stem, running, double running, eyelet, long armed cross stitches and areas of withdrawn elements with needlemade fillings on plain weave foundation, ...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: wool embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, long-armed cross wth knotted raised stitches on plain weave foundation, Initials in center, three raised areas of pattern., Germany, mid-19th century, embroid...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk, linen and metal-wrapped silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: tent, back, rococo, roumanian, half-cross, long-armed cross, eyelet, satin, stem, chain, running, plaited braid and looping stitches on plain weave, 'Random Spo...
Editorial Sampler, Francesca Martin, Medium: silk and wool embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, satin, and double running stitches on plain weave foundation, Patchwork of six small samplers. Predominantly in red and ...
Editorial Sampler, Izelle Shaw Adams, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross, long-armed cross, satin, stem, daisy and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation, Seven bands of alphabets and numerals at the ...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, running, satin, back, and eyelet stitches, with withdrawn element work with needle made fillings, on plain weave foundation, Bands of pattern. Rebu...
Editorial Sampler, S. H., English, Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, chain, four-sided canvas, double running, buttonhole, long-armed cross, detatched looping, Bands of white cut work and multi-color embroider...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery, wool foundation Technique: cross, long-armed cross, double running, rococo, and chain stitches on plain weave, Four cross borders with floral ornament and 'boxers'; The Lord's Prayer; alphabets, numerals and date., Eng...
Editorial Band, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered with silk in long-armed cross stitch, Linen band embroidered with red silk with a repeating alterna...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in withdrawn element work with satin, cross, double running, four-sided and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation, Bands of pattern in two columns., Mexico, 18th ...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk on plain weave linen Technique; stitches using silk; satin, cross, running, chain, eyelet, stem, double running, long-armed cross, montenegrin cross. stitches using metal-wrapped silk; chain., Sampler made o...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk and linen on linen Technique: cross, long-armed cross, double running, stem, 'aztec' and deflected element work on plain weave foundation; counted stitches; hemmed at bottom and top; cut edge at right, Several bands of withdrawn e...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, running, long-armed cross, and back stitches, with withdrawn element work with needle made fillings and aztec stitches on plain weave foundation, Three columns...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, and four-sided stitches with withdrawn element work on plain weave foundation, Green and brown bands of pattern., North Holland, Netherlands, early ...
Editorial Band, Medium: linen, silk Technique: silk long armed cross and back stitches on linen plain weave, Pattern of curving plant forms in reserve against a red background. Warp-faced woven band with weft elements forming the fringe attached on two sides., I...
Editorial Band, Medium: silk on linen Technique: long-armed cross, back and knot stitch embroidery on plain weave; needle lace, Deep horizontal band with four biblical scenes in off-white on a red silk ground, with deeply scalloped red silk needle lace on three ...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk, linen, and beads on canvas Technique: cross, stem, buttonhole, satin, long-armed cross, feather, chevron, and knots, embroidered on plain weave foundation; counted stitches, Several different patterns and motifs including vase of...
Editorial Fragment, Medium: linen, silk Technique: plain weave; cross stitch and long-armed cross stitch, Natural-colored linen cloth embroidered with dark blue silk in single horizontal band in a geometrical leaf and stem pattern., Egypt, 10th12th century, embr...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, satin, long armed cross, threaded running, Roumanian, fern, and buttonhole embroidery stitches on plain weave foundation Label: cotton embroidered with silk in...
Editorial Sampler, Maria Rosa Masedo, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in buttonhole, cross, long-armed cross, interlaced looping stitches and withdrawn element work with needle made fillings including aztec stitch, on plain we...
Editorial Band, Medium: linen, cotton, silk Technique: long-armed cross stitch embroidery, Design of leaves on angular stem, left in ground; embroidery in long-armed cross stitch forms background., Europe, 17th century, embroidery & stitching, Band.
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, back, satin, eyelet, chain, four-sided, and threaded Gobelin stitches on plain weave foundation, Alphabets, isolated motifs, and large ship in the m...
Editorial Band, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered using back and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave Label: linen embroidered in silk with back and long-armed cross stitches, Border of natural-colored linen embroidered in re...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: cross, long-armed cross, and eyelet stitches on plain weave, Detached motifs including the coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam, two versions of the Maid of Holland, the spies of Eshkol, a ...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in silk, cross, back and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation; small area of chain stitch in white cotton which may be a later addition, Vertical rect...
Editorial Textile, Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk-core thread embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted stitches on plain weave foundation, Four lengths of linen stitched together to make a panel. Embroidered in red silk and gold meta...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in long-armed cross, two-sided cross, and double running stitches on plain weave foundation, Several motifs from Sibmacher. Standing woman in center., Germany, 1737, embroidery...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: glass beads, cotton Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, and overcasting sewing on beads, on plain weave foundation, Two alphabets and a signature in reverse. Opalescent beads., Mexico, 1860, embroidery & stitching, Sampler.
Editorial Sampler, Mary Milner, English, Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long armed cross, Montenegrin cross satin, back, double running, herringbone, fern, and detached looping stitches on plain weave found...
Editorial Sampler. Date/Period: 1737. Sampler. Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in two-sided cross, stem, buttonhole, satin, and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation. Height: 420 mm (16.53 in); Width: 4...
Editorial Sampler. Date/Period: 1749. Sampler. Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery, linen foundation. Technique: two-sided cross, marking cross, long-armed cross, stem, satin, running, double running, eyelet, and herringbone stitches on plain weave.
Editorial Sampler, Sarah Hammon, Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross, satin, eye, four-sided canvas, double running, and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation, Bands of patterns in colors, w...
Editorial Sampler, Sarah Grundy, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: counted stitches; cross, long-armed cross, and four-sided cross stitch on plain weave foundation, The lower portion of a sampler with bands of pattern, an alphabet, 'Sarah Gr...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk and cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, and overcasting stitches on plain weave foundation, Long narrow sampler dated 1645 near the top. Motifs include the Sibmacher agn-- dei n...
Editorial Sampler, Ann Ritchie, Scottish, Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, satin, eyelet, long-armed cross, and running stitches on plain weave foundation, Bands of pattern and isolated motifs including patriotic,...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in double running, stem, cross, satin, and long armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation, Bands of pattern arranged horizontally and vertically., Morocco, probably late 1...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk on cotton Technique: cross, aztec (surface satin over withdrawn element work) and long armed cross stitch on plain weave foundation; counted stitches, Two separate pieces of cloth containing floral and geometric motifs and one alp...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in long-armed cross, satin, double-running, running back, stem, four-sided and knot stitches on plain weave foundation, Unfinished sampler embroidered in polychrome silks, wit...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: wool embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, long-armed cross, running, double running, herringbone, and withdrawn element work on plain weave foundation, Large sampler of pattern bands and isolated motifs., Me...
Editorial Sampler, Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in long armed cross, satin, overcasting variation, and withdrawn elements with needlemade fillings (reticella) on plain weave foundation, Part of an unfinished white ...
Editorial Sampler. Date/Period: Ca. 1800. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in satin, eyelet, cross, long armed cross, rococco variation, chain and couching stitches on plain weave foundation. Height: 337 mm (13.26 in);...
Editorial Sampler. Date/Period: 18th century. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: long-armed cross, aztec, satin, double running, and back stitches on plain weave. Height: 375 mm (14.76 in); Width: 885 mm (34.84 in).