Centerpiece-“Mayflower”

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About this item

This centerpiece titled “Mayflower” was embroidered by the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework in Deerfield, Massachusetts. It is worked with cotton thread in shades of beige, blue, green, and rust on linen cloth. It originally sold for twenty dollars. Many of the original sketches and paper patterns for the society’s needlework survive and are preserved in Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield.

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Details

Item typeCrafts, Decorative Art
CreatorDeerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework
Datecirca 1910
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicColonial Revival, Arts and Crafts Movement
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialCloth
Process/FormatNeedlework
Dimension detailsDiameter: 23.00 in
Catalog #NBW.031
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Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework. [Centerpiece-“Mayflower”.] ca. 1910. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/nbw-031/. Accessed on December 8, 2024.

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