Patricia Huyett Collection

A hand embroidered sleeve of a wedding dress with a curlicued design around the sleeve edge and random blue beads sewn in on the sleeve. A bit of lace forms an edge for the sleeve.

A collection of hand embroidered bucolic scenes of flowers, fields, and a tree, some with appliqué. One is still in the hoop. An instruction book is propped up behind the embroidery samples titled,...

Hand embroidered and appliquéd framed picture of Betty Boop's head in a pink heart with berry vines on each side.

A hand embroidered jean skirt panel of a butterfly flying over a flower plant.

The back of a hand embroidered jean skirt lying on a wooden bench beside a book about quilts.

Detail from a panel on the front of a hand embroidered jean skirt of a sailing ship on the sea with the sun rising behind it.

A hand embroidered blue shirt yoke of three colorful sunburst-style designs. One on each shoulder and one in the middle.

A hand embroidery of a sunburst type shape on denim with details of the styles of stitches.

A hand embroidery of a sunflower plant on a shirt pocket with feather stitching outlining the edges of the pocket.

A hand embroidered wedding dress folded to see the embroidered panels on the bodice, sleeves, and hem. Pekingese stitch on the sleeves and a feather stitch with beads at the neckline. A bird design in...

Two hand embroideries with appliqué of a bucolic scenes of flowers, fields, and a tree. The one on the left side of the photograph also has a wooden gate beside the tree.

A framed hand embroidery of a tree in a field of flowers with three large flowers appliquéd on the bottom center. The picture is sitting on a piece of cloth of sunflowers and leaves on a black...

A framed hand embroidery of a tree in a field of flowers with three large flowers appliquéd on the bottom center. The picture is sitting on a piece of cloth of sunflowers and leaves on a black...

Hand embroidery of a blue feather stitch with glass beads sewn in around the collar of a wedding dress with a flower in a circle at the center of the chest.

A hand embroidery still in the hoop of a bucolic scene of flowers, fields, and a tree.

Framed hand embroidery of blue butterfly flying above a pink flower. A blue, black, and cream striped wool blanket lays beneath the embroidery.

Hand embroidery of a repeating flower and leaves design.

Hand embroidery of a repeating flower and leaves design with a note pinned to the item. "...design come from manuscript dated 1815 and signed "Elizabeth Townshend."

A hand embroidery of a sunburst type shape on denim.

A hand embroidery of three flowers outlined by blue feather stitches on mint green fabric. Beads were sewn onto the cloth above the middle flower.

A hand embroidery of three flowers outlined by blue feather stitches. Beads were sewn onto the cloth above the middle flower.

A hand embroidery of arrow-type shapes, heart shapes and wheel shapes in different colors.

A hand embroidery of three outlines on mint green fabric. The two on the outside are blue outlining white with green leaves and red berries in the center. The one in the middle is pink outlining...

A hand embroidery still in the hoop of three sunflowers and some purple flowers in a field.

Matching hand embroidery on the chin protector of two bed sheets is made up of green chains with flowers linking one chain and decorating the center of a second chain, and a bonnet surrounded by...