Embroidered Cover or Hanging

Cleveland Museum of Art

Embroidered Cover or Hanging by artist unknown. The image shows a rectangular textile with a cream-colored background. The textile is decorated with intricate floral patterns in shades of pink, orange, red, and blue. A thick border surrounds the textile, featuring a repeating pattern of flowers and leaves in the same colors as the center. Inside the border, a large rectangular section contains a dense arrangement of flowers, leaves, and stems in shades of pink, orange, and red. The flowers have multiple petals and are arranged in rows, with some featuring blue centers. The leaves are green and vary in shape. The textile has a double-lined border around the inner rectangular section. The outer border features a floral pattern, and the inner border is a solid line with a decorative edge. The background behind the textile is light gray.