Virginia 4 years 1925 [Child's coverlet embroidered with nursery rhyme and children's book characters, etc.]

Unknown artist

1925

White cloth coverlet divided in sections with pink backstitch, figures outlined w/ backstitch, some detail in running stitch ; 104 x 122 cm.

Princeton Digital PUL

A white cloth coverlet is divided into twelve embroidered sections, each depicting a different nursery rhyme or children's book character scene. The embroidery uses pink stitching to outline the sections and various colored threads for the figures. A white cloth coverlet is divided into twelve embroidered sections, each depicting a different nursery rhyme or children's book character scene. The embroidery uses pink stitching to outline the sections and various colored threads for the figures. The dish runs away with the spoon, Peter Rabbit squeezes through hole in fence then reads his own book, children hide behind chair, chicks hatch, a bird drives a car, the Campbell's Soup kids, etc. Special Collections Textiles -- Box 8 32990