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Needlework picture (Silkwork picture)
Stillman Lothrop
1800-1815
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Stillman Lothrop (Frame maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1964.0034 D
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1964.0034 D
Object Name
Needlework picture (Silkwork picture)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Stillman Lothrop (Frame maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probable.
Secondary Place of Origin
Dorchester; Massachusetts; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Probable.
Date
1800-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Tied on tag
Inscription: "64.34.a-c / PORTSMOUTH / RM / (W)" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Silk
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (satin)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
12 (W) x 16 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.48 (W) x 40.64 (L)
Measurement Notes
The dimensions above refer to the visible area inside the oval mat.
The dimensions of the glass within the frame: L: 17.500; W: 13.500 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 177, fig. 97, 98Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 186, fig. 101Article: Ring, Betty. 08//1976 Mrs. Saunders' and Miss Beach's Academy, Dorchester. Antiques. 302-312.
• Information on the academy.Book: Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. I.
• Information on the academy, pp. 94-99