a type of embroidery of the 15th to 17th centuries featuring raised or embossed figures, padded with cotton wool or hair
stumpwork in American English
(ˈstʌmpˌwɜːrk)
noun
a type of embroidery popular in the 17th century, consisting of intricate, colorful designs padded with horsehair to make them stand out in relief
Word origin
[1900–05; stump + work]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clone, desensitize, elder statesman, geopolitics, hookup
Examples of 'stumpwork' in a sentence
stumpwork
Produced with a wide variety of techniques and materials, the stumpwork was produced during the 17th century.
Maria de Lima Mayer 2019, 'A stumpwork mirror in the collection of the Medeiros e Almeida House-Museum – descriptiveand iconographical analyses', Conservar Patrimóniohttps://doi.org/10.14568/cp2018028. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)