Pair of floral embroidered linens

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pair of floral embroidered linens (.1, .2). The smaller linen (.1) is composed of one panel of cream-colored cotton with a double folded .25” wide edge that’s been machine sewn into place with yellow thread. There is embroidery at the bottom half of the linen and at the center are four embroidered daisies. The daisies feature light blue petals made with a chain stitch and yellow satin stitched centers. Green chain stitched stems and leaves surround the daisies and there are black French knots in various spots. A running stitch is used for the blue border that surrounds the daisies. The larger linen (.2) has a pattern that mirrors the smaller linen. It has the same embroidered floral pattern with the same variety of stitches as the smaller linen (.1) except there are pink, purple flowers at each corner. The pattern is mirrored horizontally.

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