QUEEN STITCHED PANEL - The Scarlet Letter

Chart only. circa 1740
Worked on 30 count linen, the finished piece would measure approximately 10” x 10”. Stitched entirely in Queen Stitch.

The original needlework panel, from which this piece was copied, was framed in an early-to-mid eighteenth century Hogarth style frame. Marsha has dated it to around 1740 and speculates that its function might have been as an upholsterer’s sample. It was in a superb state of preservation and is worked entirely in Queen stitch.

The finished panel could serve as a cushion cover, a book cover, a mirror, a box cover, firescreen panel, a purse, or a small stool cover.

Copyright by The Scarlet Letter
$15