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Altar frontal

Medium:
Medium: silk, metallic thread, garnets Technique: raised embroidery on cut velvet
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 97.8 x 265.7 cm (38 1/2 in. x 8 ft. 8 5/8 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Altar frontal
Made in:
Spain
Date:
16th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Elizabeth Cochran Bowen
Accession Number:
1937-31-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Altar frontal

Medium:
Medium: cotton, linen, silk, metallic thread Technique: appliqué with satin, couching and chain stitch embroidery on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 367.8 x 32.5 cm (12 ft. 13/16 in. x 12 13/16 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Altar frontal
Made in:
Germany
Date:
early–mid-19th century
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of Norvin Hewitt Green
Accession Number:
1947-48-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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edanmdm:chndm_1947-48-1

Altar frontal

Medium:
Medium: silk, metallic (gilt paper-wrapped onto silk core) Technique: embroidered on satin Label: silk satin embroidered with silk and metallic yarns
Dimensions:
H x W: 91.5 x 274 cm (36 in. x 8 ft. 11 7/8 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Altar frontal
Made in:
China (for European market)
Date:
18th century
Accession Number:
1974-99-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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edanmdm:chndm_1974-99-1

Baby carrier

Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: embroidered
Dimensions:
H x W: 45.2 × 67.2 cm (17 13/16 × 26 7/16 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Baby carrier
Made in:
Yunnan Province, China
Date:
20th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfreda Murck
Accession Number:
2017-14-13
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2017-14-13

Baby carrier

Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: embroidered and appliqued on plain weave foundation
Dimensions:
H x W: 50.8 × 67.5 cm (20 in. × 26 9/16 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Baby carrier
Made in:
Yunnan Province, China
Date:
20th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfreda Murck
Accession Number:
2017-14-14
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2017-14-14

Band

Medium:
Medium: silk on linen Technique: long-armed cross, back and knot stitch embroidery on plain weave; needle lace
Dimensions:
H x W: 24.1 x 172.1 cm (9 1/2 x 67 3/4 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Band
Made in:
possibly Sicily, Italy
Date:
16th–18th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf
Accession Number:
1954-167-5
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Child's blouse

Medium:
Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: tambour embroidery on satin weave
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Child's blouse
Made in:
Europe
Date:
18th–19th century
Credit Line:
Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
Accession Number:
1902-1-673
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1902-1-673
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Child's bodice

Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: trapunto quilting on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 16 x 41 cm (6 5/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Child's bodice
Made in:
England or Italy
Date:
early 17th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf
Accession Number:
1951-105-39
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1951-105-39

Child's sleeping mat (boro shikimono)

Medium:
Medium: indigo-dyed cotton Technique: pieced and stitched
Dimensions:
H x W: 111.8 × 59.7 cm (44 × 23 1/2 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Child's sleeping mat (boro shikimono)
Made in:
Japan
Date:
late 19th century
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Accession Number:
2017-15-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46f3dd44f-bfd1-44f8-b72a-eb9f23643b99
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2017-15-1
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Child's waistcoat

Medium:
Medium: silk Technique: embroidered in satin, stem and knot stitches on satin weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 44.1 × 38.1 cm (17 3/8 × 15 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Child's waistcoat
Made in:
France
Date:
1790–1800
Credit Line:
Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
Accession Number:
1962-54-53
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1962-54-53

Cope hood

Medium:
Medium: silk and metallic embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in couching stitches in silk and metallic yarns on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered in silk and metallic yarns
Dimensions:
H x W: 53 x 46 cm (20 7/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Cope hood
Made in:
Italy
Date:
16th century
Credit Line:
Gift of John Pierpont Morgan
Accession Number:
1902-1-909
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq405aa6919-0667-46c8-9836-71a94ab9fcdd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1902-1-909

Cope hood

Medium:
Medium: linen, silk, metal Technique: embroidered and couched on cut velvet weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 124 x 64 cm (48 13/16 x 25 3/16 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Cope hood
Made in:
Italy or Spain
Date:
16th century
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Hernstadt
Accession Number:
1953-110-4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1953-110-4

Embroidered picture

Medium:
Medium: silk and metallic embroidery on linen canvas Technique: embroidered in tent stitch
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Embroidered picture
Made in:
England
Date:
late 17th century
Accession Number:
1951-34-2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1951-34-2

Embroidered picture

Medium:
Medium: silk, metal foil wrapped around silk core Technique: stem and split stitch embroidery
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 47.7 x 44.8 cm (18 3/4 x 17 5/8 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Embroidered picture
Made in:
Italy
Date:
16th century
Accession Number:
1955-147-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1955-147-1
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Embroidered picture

Medium:
Medium: wool on cotton Technique: split and flat surface embroidery stitches
Dimensions:
H x W: 50.2 x 48.3 cm (19 3/4 in. x 19 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Embroidered picture
Made in:
England
Date:
early 19th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Harvey Smith
Accession Number:
1968-135-49
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1968-135-49

Embroidered picture

Medium:
Medium: silk embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in stem and satin stitches on plain weave foundation
Dimensions:
H x W: 20.3 x 24.8 cm (8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Embroidered picture
Made in:
England
Date:
1800
Accession Number:
1975-86-13
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ffa7d1c6-296a-4744-9463-374c2aa163f3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1975-86-13

Embroidered picture

Medium:
Medium: wool, silk Technique: embroidered in stem and knot stitches on plain weave
Dimensions:
H x W: 62.9 x 48.3 cm (24 3/4 x 19 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Embroidered picture
Made in:
England
Date:
early 19th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Hill
Accession Number:
1977-50-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a63d38a9-8d42-4c58-a39c-c8781d7b32a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1977-50-1
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Embroidered picture

School of:
Misses Patten  Search this
Medium:
Medium: silk, metallic and chenille embroidery on silk foundation, with metal sequins Technique: embroidered in satin stitch on plain weave; details added in watercolor
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Warp x Weft (unframed): 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Embroidered picture
Made in:
Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Date:
ca. 1805
Credit Line:
Gift of Myra and William H. Mathers
Accession Number:
2003-14-15
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c9bc86c3-0828-46d3-9ebb-1a9dbc1cded8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2003-14-15
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Fragment

Medium:
Medium: silk embroidery, silk foundation Technique: embroidered
Dimensions:
H x W: 20.3 x 48.3 cm (8 x 19 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Fragment
Made in:
Sicily, Italy
Date:
late 18th century
Credit Line:
Bequest of Marian Hague
Accession Number:
1971-50-76
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1971-50-76
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Fragment of a child's tunic

Medium:
Medium: linen, silk Technique: plain weave; split and outline stitches
Dimensions:
H x W: 38.1 × 30.5 cm (15 × 12 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Fragment of a child's tunic
Made in:
Egypt
Date:
10th–12th century
Accession Number:
1939-11-17
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4f29ffeba-5b05-4169-8bd6-737184f8a14b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1939-11-17

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