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On Display: House - Maple-Port Royal Hall
Table cover
Mary Oothout
1759-1759
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary Oothout (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; New York; United States; North America
Museum Object Number
1966.0074 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1966.0074 A
Object Name
Table cover
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary Oothout (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; New York; United States; North America
Date
1759-1759
Techniques
- Canvaswork
- Embroidered (Irish stitch)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
51.748 (W) x 29.13 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
131.44 (W) x 73.99 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are the area visible within the frame.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p.116,117, pl. 21Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 114, pl. 1Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 46, fig. 31Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1984 Textiles in America, 1650-1870.
• Published: p. 267, fig. D-59Book: Belden, Louise C. 1983 The Festive Tradition: Table Decoration and Desserts in America, 1650-1900.
• Published: p. 11, fig. 1:6Other: Wood, Katie. Is it "All in the Family"? Winterthur's "New" Nineteenth Century Pastoral Needlework.
• Pubished: fig. 9, p. 19. Discussed: p. 12.