Work bag, 1669, British, Linen worked with wool thread; double running and herringbone stitches, Overall, excluding tasseled
Work bag, 1669, British, Linen worked with wool thread; double running and herringbone stitches, Overall, excluding tasseled cords: 18 1/2 x 24 in. (47 x 61 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, A fine example of English amateur embroidery of the late 1600s, this work bag bears the initials of the young needleworker who made it, who also added the date 1669, and her age, ten. The bag, which would have been used to store embroidery implements and supplies, is decorated on both front and back with red wool thread, primarily in a double running stitch, on a linen foundation
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License: Licensed
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