Textiles (Needlework)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1740-1760
Canvas; Wool; Silk
Embroidered, Woven (plain), Canvaswork
1957.1395
Object Number1957.1395 |
Needlework coat of arms (Embroidered hatchment)
Textiles (Needlework)
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1740-1760
1. Label; tied on tag; '57.1395 / Mass HaLL [crossed out] / Frame / 65.2864" (graphite)
2. Inscription; On motto banner; "Simpkins/ And / Symmes" (embroidered thread)
Armorial device
Canvas; Wool; Silk
Embroidered, Woven (plain), Canvaswork
Hand-embroidered
20.625 (H) , 18 (W) , 19.69 (Image H) , 17 (Image W)
52.388 (H) , 45.72 (W) , 19.69 (Image H) , 17 (Image W)
Image measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom.
Text available soon.
[Book] Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. I.
• See pages 274-725 regarding possible origin.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 136, fig. 96
[Book] Davis, Charles W. Early American Embroidery Designs.
• Published: p. 132