Name/Title
BedcoverEntry/Object ID
2000.10.60Description
Linen, densely embroidered in red, three shades of green, pale orange, magenta, blue, yellow, on beige cloth. Peacocks, flowers, and leaves. Inner and outer border. Unknown country of origin, perhaps Iran.Dimensions
Width
61-1/2 inLength
86 inProvenance
Notes
See Sophie Steel textiles. Donor Anson Peckham was nephew of Sophie Steel. Steel (1870-1958) was born in Bethlehem, PA but grew up in Germantown. She later lived in England and France and was a student of Howard Pyle. She illustrated "Historic Dress in America."