Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Beige fabric cut in a heart shape with incomplete decorative motif. Embroidery worked in gold and purple beads, pink and purple rhinestones, copper metal thread, and multicolored confetti glass jewels. Edges outlined in blue cord couched in metal thread.
Credit Line
Gift of David Glickman
Date
1930s
Accession Number
1977-81-36
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
embroidery & stitching
Embroidery sample
Medium
Medium: wool, glass beads, rhinestones, metal thread Technique: embroidery on 2-2 plain weave
Dimensions
H x W: 14 x 17.1 cm (5 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
made in
New York, New York, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1977-81-36