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Floral Panel, Probably from a Curtain

Floral Panel, Probably from a Curtain

early 1600s
Silk, linen; plain weave, embroidery: couch and stem stitches
Overall: 67.3 x 79.1 cm (26 1/2 x 31 1/8 in.); Mounted: 78.7 x 90.8 cm (31 x 35 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1933.421
Location: not on view

Description

Natural forms and brilliant colors of silk thread radiate in this embroidery. The refined floral sprays are offset in successive rows and repeated every sixth row. Flies, moths, and other insects are scattered among them, and a seated squirrel eats a hazelnut. The profusion of flowers and plants, such as thistles, hazelnuts, and foxgloves, were probably copied from pattern books that were increasingly available to embroiderers. Only a master embroiderer could have created such splendor evidenced here.
  • Gertrude Underhill. “Old Embroideries in the Museum." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 17, no. 8 (1930): 151-54. p. 151-54 25137326
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 262 archive.org
    Preisner, Olga K. "The Art of the Needle". Exhibition catalog for exhibition of the same name at The Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. October 23-December 21, 1980 cat. no. 7
    Shaughnessy, Katherine. 2012. New Crewel: The Motif Collection: More Exquisite Designs in Modern Embroidery. 1st ed. New York: Lark Crafts.
  • Art of Embroidery in Late Medieval Europe (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 2020-April 11, 2021).
    Only for Beauty? (Textile Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 2014-December 7, 2015).
    The Art of the Needle. Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA (organizer) (October 23-December 21, 1980).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
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