Embroidered Picture

Mary Wright · ca. 1754

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Palette

Khaki
33% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.7:1

Dark chocolate
32% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.2:1

Iron
14% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.4:1

Raw umber
10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.6:1

Warm grey
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.5:1

Sienna
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.5:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

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Artist: Mary Wright
1740–1829
Date: ca. 1754
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Linen embroidered with wool and silk thread
Size: 7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (19.4 x 19.4 cm)
Place: United States
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 38, colourfulness 20

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1946. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Embroidered Picture

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