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Needlework picture (Mourning picture)
Mary Downing
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary Downing (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Lititz; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Watercolor
- Chenille
Museum Object Number
1969.0217 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1969.0217 A
Object Name
Needlework picture (Mourning picture)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary Downing (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Lititz; Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: On the picture, tombstone legend
Inscription: "to the Memory / Brother / Webster Down(ing]" (paint)
Type: Inscription
Location: On the stretcher
Inscription: "MSD 1819" and "Mrs George Jacobs Walnut [illegible] 142 $4.25" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Moravian
Materials
- Silk
- Watercolor
- Chenille
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (twill)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered, hand-painted
Dimensions (inches)
19.5 (H) x 19.06 (W) x 17.9 (Image H) x 17.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
49.53 (H) x 48.412 (W) x 45.466 (Image H) x 45.212 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. Image H and W of needlework at center.