Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Red velvet fabric embroidered in a partially completed, heart-shaped motif worked in purple seed beads, gold bugle and round beads, green, orange and purple rhinestones and fuchsia colored metal thread in a boullion stitch.
Credit Line
Gift of David Glickman
Date
1930s
Accession Number
1977-81-47
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
embroidery & stitching
Embroidery sample
Medium
Medium: metal thread, jewels, glass beads Technique: machine and hand embroidery on pile weave
Dimensions
H x W: 30.5 x 25.7 cm (12 in. x 10 1/8 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_1977-81-47