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Needlework picture (Canvaswork picture)
Fishing Lady
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Wool
- Canvas
- Linen
- Metallic thread
Museum Object Number
1965.1609 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.1609 A
Object Name
Needlework picture (Canvaswork picture)
Title
Fishing Lady
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Salem; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Probable boarding school.
Materials
- Silk
- Wool
- Canvas
- Linen
- Metallic thread
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
- Canvaswork
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
47.5 (W) x 21 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
120.65 (W) x 53.34 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are of the area visible within the frame. There are 24 holes to the inch in the canvas.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pappas, Andrea. 2023 Embroidering the Landscape: Women, Art and the Environment in British North America, 1740 - 1770.
• Published: p. 25, fig. 6Book: Parmal, Pamela A. 2012 Women's Work: Embroidery in Colonial Boston.
• Similar: pp. 86-87, fig. 54; nearly identical pieceBook: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 39, fig. 24Book: Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. I.
• Similar: p. 44, fig. 40; discussion of fishing lady pictures, pp. 44-53Article: Cabot, Nancy Graves. 07//1941 The Fishing Lady and Boston Common. Antiques. 40 (1): 28-31.
• Published: p. 28, fig. 1; discussion of this pieceArticle: Cabot, Nancy Graves. Engravings and Embroideries, The Source of Some Designs in the Fishing Lady Picture. Antiques. 40 (6): 367-369.
• Published: p. 367, fig. 1; Discussion of related needlework designs and design sourcesBook: Ring, Betty. 1993 Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850. I.
• Discussion of fishing lady pictures, pp. 44-53