1962.0012 Crewel panel, petticoat border
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Petticoat border (Crewelwork fragment)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Needlework)

  • Creator (Role):

    Mary D. Burnham (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1750-1775

  • Materials:

    Linen; Wool; Silk

  • Techniques:

    Embroidered, Crewelwork

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0012


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Object Number

1962.0012

Object Name

Petticoat border (Crewelwork fragment)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Mary D. Burnham (Maker)

Place of Origin

Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Possibly.

Date

1750-1775

Materials

Linen; Wool; Silk

Techniques

Embroidered, Crewelwork

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

16.25 (H) , 61.87 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

41.275 (H) , 157.16 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
Published on p.109, cat. no. 41.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
Published: p. 144, 145, pl. 29
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
Published: p. 150, pl. 26, cover
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
Published: p. 86-87, fig. 64
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
Published: pp. 94