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Needlework picture (Silkwork picture)
1760-1780
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Hair
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.1884
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1884
Object Name
Needlework picture (Silkwork picture)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1760-1780
Subject(s)
- Biblical scene
Materials
- Silk
- Hair
- Paint
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven
- Painted
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered, hand-painted, hand-sewn
Dimensions (inches)
21.5 (W) x 20 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
54.61 (W) x 50.8 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are of the area visible within the frame.
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. 32Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 66, fig. 34Article: Cabot, Nancy Graves. 12//1950 Engravings as Pattern Sources. Antiques. 476-481.
• Similar: p. 476, fig. 1Book: Parmal, Pamela A. 2012 Women's Work: Embroidery in Colonial Boston.
• Similar: p. 104, fig. 65; Information on the story of Joab Slaying Absalom