Embroidered flower with pink and cream petals, green leaves, a bud and a banded vase-shaped base, stitched on a pale paper backing.

Embroidered flower pattern on paper, 18th century

Embroidery on a pale paper backing shows a single stylized flower with rose-pink and cream petals, a green-stitched bud, and two leaves on a curving stem. The base is a banded vase-like shape worked in white, yellow, and gold threads, with a small inventory number in pencil at the lower edge.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 18th century
Medium: embroidery
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2124 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Burton Y. Berry

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