American Indian porcupine-quill embroidery -- Indian bead needlework -- Indian applique, Alaskan fishskin needlework -- Early stump work, silk and wool needlepoint pictures -- Crewel embroidery in the ...
Wrought in silks and silvered threads over a cream silk ground, the fine needlework depicted a stylised formal garden viewed from above, with trees, pillars and flowers all bordered with decorative ...