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Date

early 18th century

Type

embroidery & stitching

Medium

Medium: cotton Technique: embroidery stitches include satin, running, knot, overcasting, couching on plain weave foundation; quilting stuffed from the back (trapunto); in several areas stitches are combined in deflected element work

Department

CHNDM

Institution

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object number

chndm_1990-99-1

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland