Embroidered darning sampler

Frances Boyce

1780 · Silk embroidery on linen · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Frances Boyce produced a very finely worked selection of decorative darning stitches, made further challenging by the delicate nature of the foundation fabric on which she worked. Apparently, her skill went hand in hand with modesty, as her signature is quite small.

Artist

Frances Boyce

Date

1780

Medium

Silk embroidery on linen

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Elizabeth M. Riley Estate, 2002