Object Number 2017.0022 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 Flower
1743-1778
Ann Flower was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She worked a needlework coat of arms in 1763. She also worked a cover for a "Book of Common Prayer" in 1765, the year of her marriage to Samuel Wheeler (1742-1820). A quilt signed by Ann can be found at Colonial Williamsburg.

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1755

Dimensions (inches)

13.5 (H) , 15 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.29 (H) , 38.1 (W)

Object Description

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