Description:
Fragment of rose-colored linen with unfinished edges, and a stenciled vine and leaf design, which is possibly the experimental work of Ellen Miller (1854-1929). After studying art National Academy of Design and the Art Students League with Margaret Whiting (1860-1946) in the 1880s, Miller and Whiting moved to Deerfield with their families by 1895. In 1896, Miller and Whiting co-founded the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework. In addition to her embroidery work with the Society, Ellen Miller also experimented with resist-dyed printed, stenciled, and painted designs. Using natural dyes, she produced smaller domestic textiles such as table mats, decorative and functional accessories placed on flat furniture surfaces. Unlike needlework produced by the Society, Miller’s printed and painted designs took inspiration less from the past and more from contemporary art movements, including Art Nouveau.
Label Text:
In addition to her embroidery work with the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework, Ellen Miller (1854-1929) also experimented with resist-dyed printed, stenciled, and painted designs. Using natural dyes, she produced smaller domestic textiles such as table mats, decorative and functional accessories placed on flat furniture surfaces. Unlike needlework produced by the Society, Miller’s printed and painted designs took inspiration less from the past and more from contemporary art movements, including Art Nouveau.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen Link to share this object record:
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