Object Number 1964.0034 D

Object Name

Needlework picture (Silkwork picture)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Stillman Lothrop (Frame maker)
Stillman Lothrop worked in Boston as a gilder, framer, and looking glass maker. Prior to owning his own shop he apprenticed with John Doggett. As early as 1803, Stillman Lothrop was painting and gilding for him.

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probable.

Secondary Place of Origin

Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Probable.

Date

1800-1815

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Tied on tag; "64.34.a-c / PORTSMOUTH / RM / (W)" (graphite)

Materials

Silk

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (satin)

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

16 (L) , 12 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.64 (L) , 30.48 (W)

Measurement Notes

The dimensions above refer to the visible area inside the oval mat. The dimensions of the glass within the frame: L: 17.500; W: 13.500 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 177, fig. 97, 98
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 186, fig. 101
[Article] Ring, Betty. 08//1976 Mrs. Saunders' and Miss Beach's Academy, Dorchester. Antiques. 302-312.
• Information on the academy.
[Book] Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. I.
• Information on the academy, pp. 94-99