About This Artwork

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 with Embroidering Yarns, late 17th/early 18th century

Linen, plain weave; underlaid with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, chain, open chain, leaf, Roman, Roumanian, satin and stem stitches; edged with linen, plain weave tape
46.6 x 82.1 cm (18 3/8 x 32 3/8 in.)
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment, 1998.532b