Textile
date: label: Date
content: 16th–17th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Four lengths of linen stitched together to make a panel. Embroidered in red silk and gold metallic threads on an unbleached linen ground. Pattern of diagonal floral crosses alternating with rosettes; the crosses alternate direction with each row. With a geometric floral border at the top and bottom. Silk embroidery in counted stitches: double running, stem, and long-armed cross. Stitches using metallic yarn: chain and overcast loop.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1971-91-13
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Textile
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk-core thread embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted stitches on plain weave foundation
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 57.2 x 55.2 cm (22 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)