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Needlework picture (Canvaswork picture)
Fishing Lady
Mary Perrin, Sarah Parsons Moorhead
1745-1755
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary Perrin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
- Wool
Museum Object Number
2016.0006 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2016.0006 A
Object Name
Needlework picture (Canvaswork picture)
Title
Fishing Lady
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary Perrin (Maker); Sarah Parsons Moorhead (School mistress)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1745-1755
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Paper note on reverse
Inscription: "Alice was Alice Bradlee who married Theodore Chase. She was my grandmother Crowninshield's sister [signed] Katharine Bradlee Hammond" (handwritten)
Type: Label
Location: Paper note on reverse
Inscription: "Worked by Mary [Perin] Alice's Grandmother. / Important Boston School needlework - Ron Bourgeault / Sat. Nov. 9, 1993 - See Betty Ring Book with Furniture outside / on Label "Alice Bradlee who married Theodore Chase / She was y grandmother Crowninshield’s sister…Katherine Bradlee Hammond /" (handwritten)
Type: Label
Location: Paper note on reverse
Inscription: "Worked by Mary Perin from catalog Alice's grandmother." (handwritten)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
- Wool
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
- Canvaswork
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
15.5 (W) x 17.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
39.37 (W) x 43.815 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurement are of area visible within the frame.