Object Number 2003.0052.001

Object Name

Needlework picture (Mourning picture)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Linda A. Cassady in memory of Margaret A. and Robert S. Ames

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Date

1800-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; tag removed from frame hardware; "03.52.1 / L03.2728.1 / (10t10)" (graphite)

Materials

Silk; Ink; Linen

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (satin)

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

13 (L) , 12.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.02 (L) , 31.75 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ring, Betty. 1987 American Needlework Treasures, Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the Collection of Betty Ring.
• Similar: p. 65, fig. 105
[Book] Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. I.
• Similar: pp. 156-157, figs. 176, 178