Made by the great-great grandmother, Jane Bolas Vaughan, or great-great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Ottiwell Vaughan, of Edward Goldisborough Chambre Vaughan, 1834–1914
England, Shropshire, Lobbington, Ellesmere, Burlton Hall
Pillow Sham (Unfinished)
INV-1966
Made by the great-great grandmother, Jane Bolas Vaughan, or great-great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Ottiwell Vaughan, of Edward Goldisborough Chambre Vaughan, 1834–1914
England, Shropshire, Lobbington, Ellesmere, Burlton Halllate 17th/early 18th century
Pillow Sham (Unfinished)
Made by the great-great grandmother, Jane Bolas Vaughan, or great-great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Ottiwell Vaughan, of Edward Goldisborough Chambre Vaughan, 1834–1914 England, Shropshire, Lobbington, Ellesmere, Burlton Hall
textileneedlework (visual works)
Date
late 17th/early 18th century
Medium
(except c.5): Linen, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; c.3: embroidered with silk in back, chain, open chain, leaf, Roman, Roumanian, satin and stem stitches; edged with linen, plain weave tape; a: two loom widths joined; c.3: backed with paper; c.5: paper wrapped with silk
Dimensions
.1: 27.6 × 40.7 cm (10 7/8 × 16 in.)
.2: 41.2 × 11.8 cm (16 1/4 × 4 5/8 in.)
.3: 40.4 × 13.3 cm (15 7/8 × 5 1/4 in.)
.4: 12.6 × 42.4 cm (5 × 16 3/4 in.)
.5: 3.5 × 2.7 cm (1 3/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment
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Pillow Sham with Embroidering Yarns
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Pillow Sham (Unfinished)
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