Sample, Material

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Sample, Material

Entry/Object ID

2000.10.48

Description

Stitching sample of Bargello stitching in various patterns. 22 samples. Reds, pinks, blues, golds, grays, off-white, and greens. From United States or England. Cardboard label stitched to back says "S.B.Steel."

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Material

Wool, Cardboard, Canvas, Linen

Provenance

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."