In 1876, an English designer bought a shipment of Japanese objects for Tiffany’s in New York City. That same year Japan’s showing at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition fostered a vogue for all things Japanese. Artists and designers were inspired by the simplicity of their designs and adapted them to decorate every day objects. A member of the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework of Deerfield, Massachusetts, embroidered this piece. She placed the society’s symbol- a “D” within a wheel- in the center of the design.
Whiting, Margaret C. [Square-“Seaweed and Dragon Flies”.] Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/nbw-099/. Accessed on December 9, 2024.
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