Woman's Royal Crown

NameFramed embroidery

Artist or maker Rebecca Salsbury James (1891–1968)

DateApril, 1955

Place madeTaos, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWool, metallic yarn, imitation seed pearls

Dimensions11 × 13 3/4 in. (28 × 35 cm)
Framed: 19 9/16 × 16 3/4 in. (49.7 × 42.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Mrs. Rebecca James, A.1969.16.2

Object numberA.1969.16.2

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionOval shaped colcha-inspired embroidery in oval frame. Depicting a Queen's royal crown, embroidered in gold and silver thread, with light blue wool and numerous seed beads. Floral and ecclesiastical motifs different from .1, but border design and bi-colored ground of cocoa and lilac are the same.