Name/Title
PillowEntry/Object ID
2000.10.40Description
Square pillow of linen with embroidery floss, with multicolored flora embroideries on four corners and embroidered basket of multicolored flowers in center. Trapunto scrollwork and flowers in self color cover the rest of the square and frame the colored embroideries. Pastel colors in embroidery include blue, aqua, lavender, peach, yellow, green, and include small butterfly.Dimensions
Height
4-1/2 inWeight
16-1/2 lbProvenance
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."