Embroidered Floral Picture

Description:

Silk embroidery picture made by either Eliza Schuckmann Jatho or her mother, Anne Marie Dressel Schuckmann, with silk embroidery floss on cream-colored silk in satin stitch and French knots. The design is a collection of flowers in blue, green, and yellow in a gold urn. with woman's face on the front. The entire piece of silk is backed with gauze.