crewel wool, cotton, linen | Media | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 2 objects in this medium

Small curtain of twill weave with linen warp and cotton weft, with all over design embroidered in red wool. From a small semi-circle at bottom springs design of slender ascending vines, with variety of curving pointed leaves showing Indian influence in design. Much interior decoration in leaves, squares, circles, lattice, veining etc. Stems and leaves all edged with feather stitch.

Textile (England), mid to late 17th century
crewel wool, cotton, linen.
Gift of Mrs. Montgomery Hare.
1954-101-1-b

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Section of undyed cloth embroidered with medium-scale stylzied semi-fantastic flower sprays with graceful S-curve, in wool chain stitch in shades of pink, blue, green, yellow, white; horizontal rows, diagonal repeat. One plain selvage.

Textile (France), 18th century
crewel wool, cotton, linen.
1952-116-1

This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 5 images of this object.