Embroidered coverlet. Culture: American or British. Dimensions: 83 1/2 x 69 1/2 in. (212.1 x 176.5 cm). Date: ca. 1720.This linen coverlet is embroidered with multicolored wools in satin stitch, long and short stitch, buttonhole stitch, stem stitch, and a variety of filling stitches. It is composed of four panels, each about 371/430 inches, with a band of twelve small pieces stitched together along the top. Each large panel is embroidered with flowering trees of life, upon which birds are perched. The piece is backed and bordered by new, machine-stitched linen. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Embroidered coverlet. Culture: American or British. Dimensions: 83 1/2 x 69 1/2 in. (212.1 x 176.5 cm). Date: ca. 1720.This linen coverlet is embroidered with multicolored wools in satin stitch, long and short stitch, buttonhole stitch, stem stitch, and a variety of filling stitches. It is composed of four panels, each about 371/430 inches, with a band of twelve small pieces stitched together along the top. Each large panel is embroidered with flowering trees of life, upon which birds are perched. The piece is backed and bordered by new, machine-stitched linen. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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