Object Number 1959.1884

Object Name

Needlework picture (Silkwork picture)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1760-1780

Subjects

Biblical scene

Materials

Silk; Hair; Paint

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven, Painted

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered, hand-painted, hand-sewn

Dimensions (inches)

20 (L) , 21.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

50.8 (L) , 54.61 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are of the area visible within the frame.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p.109, cat. no.38.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 64, 65, fig. 32
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 66, fig. 34
[Article] Cabot, Nancy Graves. 12//1950 Engravings as Pattern Sources. Antiques. 476-481.
• Similar: p. 476, fig. 1
[Book] Parmal, Pamela A. 2012 Women's Work: Embroidery in Colonial Boston.
• Similar: p. 104, fig. 65; Information on the story of Joab Slaying Absalom