Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Head of a hound dog on the top half of an oval. Patterend with cutwork designs. A collar of flowers made of ombre woven ribbon around the dog's neck. The eye is a knot of red silk.
Credit Line
Gift of Sabina Gathedral
Date
ca. 1900
Accession Number
1978-110-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
embroidery & stitching
Egg cosy
Medium
Medium: silk and linen on linen foundation Technique: cutwork with buttonhole, overcasting and knot stitches on plain weave foundation; areas of the foundation were cut away revealing the blue plain weave padded lining
Dimensions
H x W: 9 x 7.5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
made in
England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1978-110-1