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This cloth is decorated with a variety of embroidery stitches including French knots for the flowers.
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Cultural Objects, Textiles

Embroidered Dresser Scarf

People
Maker/Creator: Unknown
Associated Person: Jessie Tise Heafner
Date
Unknown
Places
Floyd (Courthouse District)
Material/Medium

Linen

Specifications
  • Length: 42 ½ inches
  • Width: 13 inches
Description

This oval dresser scarf has matching flower basket designs embroidered on each end with individual daisies spaced out along edges on the long sides. The linen cloth with crocheted edging appears to have been purchased as a kit. Embroidery stitches used include: French knots, running stitch, chain stitch, and blanket stitch.

Keywords
Dresser scarf, embroidery
Notes

This piece came from Jessie Tise Heafner and may have been embroidered by her mother, Alice Peterman Tise (1888-1969).