Name/Title
ARTS AND CRAFTS PILLOWEntry/Object ID
97.53.1.1Description
Color: Brown, orange, gold, black
A linen and cotton? pillow embroidered in wool floss in the Arts and Crafts style. Embroidered on a natural linen background are three groups of stylized flowers and leaves, as follows: at left and right sides are groups of four flowers set in vases outlined in black; along the bottom is a garland of five flowers. Each flower consists of a different shade of orange although the leaves are in the same shade of gold. The pillow is backed with an orange velvet, perhaps made of cotton. The pillow is filled with an unknown material and basted on the bottom edge. In good condition with minor soiling on back and a few pulled threads.Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Embroidery, FlowersSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Pillows, Arts and crafts movement
