Pillow Sham with Embroidering Yarns

Pillow Sham with Embroidering Yarns

Jane Bolas Vaughan

late 17th/early 18th century

Accession Number

196657

Medium

Linen, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, chain, open chain, leaf, Roman, Roumanian, satin and stem stitches; edged with linen, plain weave tape

Dimensions

46.6 × 82.1 cm (18 3/8 × 32 3/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment