Embroidered Cover

17th century

Early gold thread was usually a silver wire covered with a thin gold coating (gilded), which could be drawn out to any thickness and still retain its gold covering. For this embroidery, the gold threads were hammered flat, wound around a silk core, and couched to a linen ground.

Silk with gold and silver threads and gems

16 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (42.55 x 50.17 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

35.102

Provenance: SAM purchased from D'Alva Brothers, New York, July, 1935

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Going For Gold, November 3, 2012 - December 8, 2013

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