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Useful Hours: Needlework and Painted Textiles from Southern California Collections
June 1, 2013 @ 12:00 AM - September 2, 2013 @ 12:00 AM
The term “useful” might be debatable, but these finely wrought examples of 18th-century needlepoint are lovely. Stitched by young ladies being groomed for marriage, the variety of samplers, coats-of-arms, and painted textiles receive historical context alongside furniture, artwork, and manuscripts selected from the Huntington’s collection. More information