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Needlework picture
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, when he founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681
Margaret Ansell
1771-1776
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Margaret Ansell (Embroiderer)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Wool
- Linen
- Silk
Museum Object Number
2014.0029.005 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Julie and the late Carl M. Lindberg
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Object Number
2014.0029.005 A
Object Name
Needlework picture
Title
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, when he founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Margaret Ansell (Embroiderer)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1771-1776
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Handstitched on the front of the needlework
Inscription: "MA" (embroidered thread)
Type: Inscription
Location: Handwritten on backing board
Inscription: "William Penn's"Treaty with the Indians / done by / M___sell / M___ of the Boarding School / Lordship Lane Tottenham / Middlesex" (ink)
Type: Label
Location: Frame manufacturer's label
Inscription: "JAMES GOUGH / (No.219,) PICADILLY, LONDON / ORNAMENTS IN COMPOSITION AND GILDING, SUITABLE FOR ALL KINDS OF / Looking glasses, Girandoles, Picture Frames, Window Cornices, Gilt / Borders, and Mouldings for Rooms and Chimney Pieces: / with every other Articles in that Branch of Bussiness in the neatest Manner / N.B. Old Glass silvered, and the greatest Value given for old Plate Glass, / ***Pictures clean'd and varnish'd in the best Manner. / Printed by H. Reynell (No. 21) Picadilly, Near the Hay Market." (ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- William Penn
Materials
- Wool
- Linen
- Silk
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
- Raised work
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
22.75 (W) x 16.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
57.785 (W) x 41.275 (L)
Measurement Notes
Dimensions above refer to visible area within frame.