Sample, Material

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Sample, Material

Entry/Object ID

2000.10.67C

Description

Linen, wool embroidery thread, crewell embroidery on fringed off-white linen. Floral pattern in center and corners. Green, yellows, rose/ pink/ peach, lavender. Made in England or United States, perhaps by Sophie Steel.

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

21-1/2 in

Material

Linen, Wool

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."