Embroidered Terrestrial Globe

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Embroidered Terrestrial Globe

United States, Pennsylvania, Chester County, 1817
Textiles; globes
Silk plain weave, painted, with silk embroidery
Overall (Diameter): 5 in. (12.7 cm) Circumference: 16 5/16 in. (41.5 cm) Weight: 0.56 lb. (0.3 kg)
Gift of Mrs. Logan Henshaw (42.28.5)
Costume and Textiles
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward.  600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.