1935
Fabric sample
Seven pieces of colorful embroidery mounted together. A (top) - Slovakia 16”x2”, semi-circular (collar?) floral embroidery in orange, red and black wool on nalt cotton ground. B (left middle) Balkan States 3”x5” strip of gold, red, cream, brown and green embroidery on nalt colored cotton C (left bottom) black, mustard and orange floral embroidery strip 2.5”x5” Cross stitched D (center) Romania 5.5”x10” cuff end fragment; white cotton with red smocking and ruffle cuff end with multicolored blanket stitch trim. E (right top) Romania 8.5”x2” horizontal strip of linen with 13 half inch medallions embroidered in black, mint green, lavender and orange F (right middle) 7.5x2.5 white cotton with large embroidery in red, yellow and black G (right, lower) Romanian 9”x1.5” nalt colored linen? with strip of red embroidery
Provenance:
Nellie Gard, Purchased at Peasant Art Importing Co., 5th Ave, NYC
Construction Label:
embroidery
1935T 1935.1291
Seven pieces of colorful embroidery mounted together. A (top) - Slovakia 16”x2”, semi-circular (collar?) floral embroidery in orange, red and black wool on nalt cotton ground. B (left middle) Balkan States 3”x5” strip of gold, red, cream, brown and green embroidery on nalt colored cotton C (left bottom) black, mustard and orange floral embroidery strip 2.5”x5” Cross stitched D (center) Romania 5.5”x10” cuff end fragment; white cotton with red smocking and ruffle cuff end with multicolored blanket stitch trim. E (right top) Romania 8.5”x2” horizontal strip of linen with 13 half inch medallions embroidered in black, mint green, lavender and orange F (right middle) 7.5x2.5 white cotton with large embroidery in red, yellow and black G (right, lower) Romanian 9”x1.5” nalt colored linen? with strip of red embroidery
Provenance:
Nellie Gard, Purchased at Peasant Art Importing Co., 5th Ave, NYC
Construction Label:
embroidery
1935T 1935.1291