2018.0029 A Needlework picture, B Glass mat, C Backboard, D Frame, view 1
  • 2018.0029 A Needlework picture, B Glass mat, C Backboard, D Frame, view 1
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Needlework picture

  • Category:

    Textiles (Needlework)

  • Creator (Role):

    Ann Plato (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Hartford, Connecticut

  • Materials:

    Silk; Paint; Bast fiber

  • Techniques:

    Embroidered

  • Museum Object Number:

    2018.0029 A


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Object Number

2018.0029 A

Object Name

Needlework picture

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Creator (Role)

Ann Plato (Maker)
ca. 1824

Place of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut

Origin Notes

Long Islande, New York, or Hartford, Connecticut; ca. 1835

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Center of picture; "A I Plato" in cross-stitch
2. Inscription; Lower edge of reverse-painted glass, center; "A I PLato" gilded block letters

Materials

Silk; Paint; Bast fiber

Techniques

Embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Measurement Notes

Framed dimensions: (H) 24.5 in., (W) 40.375 in., (D) 1.125 in.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Gevalt, Emelie, et al. 2023 Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North.
• Published: p. 204, fig. 66