Fan leaf
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Fan leaf. Linen embroidered in white on white in the Swiss Appenzell style. A pastoral scene with a shepherd tending a flock of sheep, in front of a barn and a tree. Flanked by large cornucopias from which spill floral sprays in scrolling patterns, birds and two large praying mantises.
place: label: made in
content: Denmark or Germany
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1962-50-318
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Fan leaf
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: linen Technique: embroidered with deflected element work with overcasting and looping, buttonhole, overcast cord, stem, satin, chain, looping, darning, surface satin, and herringbone stitches on plain weave
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22.9 x 46 cm (9 x 18 1/8 in.)