All old ornaments were geometric. Until the mid-19th century, floral designs weren’t embroidered. Later came the "Brocade" embroidery, which replaced the old geometric patterns in many areas.

Overall: 19 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (48.9 x 52.1 cm.) ...

"Nineteenth century schoolgirls in America charting ... Scotland tracing their distinctive history and culture. Community embroidery is imbued with a collective spirit. This is a rarity in the ...

The Ararat-Eskijian-Museum and Research Center, the CSUN Armenian Studies program, and the Armenian Rug Society will present ...

The attempt to elevate embroidery to the ranks of fine art goes back to the Arts and Crafts movement of the 19th century. Advocates of the movement felt that handicrafts should have the same ...

Image In Taroni’s son, Guido’s, bedroom, an early 19th-century hand-painted wallpaper ... for a dwindling community of nuns who ran an embroidery school and sewed patterns for the Italian ...