Art Institute of Chicago

Pillow Sham with Embroidering Yarns

Made by the great-great grandmother, Jane Bolas Vaughan, or great-great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Ottiwell Vaughan, of Edward Goldisborough Chambre Vaughan, 1834–1914

Date

late 17th/early 18th century

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

Culture

Shropshire

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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