Textile
Cooper Hewitt

Textile

18th century

Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: counted running stitch on plain weave foundation
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

A very stylized tree form, with sawtooth-edged braches springing diagonally in from a central trunk to form a chevron. The branches are decorated with voided squares and tiny crosses. Embroidered in red, tan, and white silks on a blue linen ground.

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