Textile ArtsGreek19th century

Pillow

19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Description

Twill woven cotton with decorative embroidered bands in point, blue and some green and cream; in wool satin stitch

Classification

Textile Arts

Technique

Embroidery

Medium

Wool embroidery on cotton

Culture

Greek

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

54.6 x 28.6 x 3.8 cm (21 1/2 x 11 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Miss Frances Elizabeth Bowles, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940

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Warps: 2 S plied Z spun undyed ivory wool; alternate warps slightly depressed; pronounced lazy lines. Weft: 1 Z spun strand in light red and brown; 2 yarns per shoot, with alternating green and brown yarns, some single yarn shots. Pile: 2 S plied Z spun wool; cotton. Pile colors (wool): light green, light blue, white wool, purply-red, maroon red, brick red, pink, medium blue, dark blue, olive green, pale ecru (possibly faded from?) yellow. White pile is cotton. Knots per vertical decimeter: 49. Knots per horizontal decimeter: 37/38. Woven upside down.

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