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 (Unfinished), late 17th/early 18th century

(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
.1: 27.6 x 40.7 cm (10 7/8 x 16 in.)
.2: 41.2 x 11.8 cm (16 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
.3: 40.4 x 13.3 cm (15 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
.4: 12.6 x 42.4 cm (5 x 16 3/4 in.)
.5: 3.5 x 2.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment, 1998.532c.1-.5