Object Details
Description
An unfinished piece of French or white work embroidery. Embroidered in cotton on double thickness of linen fabric showing the pattern stamped in blue and partly worked, in eyelet, satin, and buttonhole stitches by a young soldier at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. The date “August 21st, 1866” is penciled on the wrong side. The eyelet stitches require first a hole to be made in the fabric and then satin stitches completely cover the edge of the opening. This piece shows the progression of a work, with the excess fabric cut away after the buttonhole stitches were finished along the edge.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Clarence J. Robinson
date made
1866
ID Number
TE.T9135
catalog number
T9135
accession number
170225
catalog number
T-9135
Object Name
embroidery, white work, unfinished
Physical Description
cotton (embroidery; lining material)
linen (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 in x 10 in; 27.94 cm x 25.4 cm
place made
United States: Missouri, Jefferson Barracks
made at
United States
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_628798