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On Display: House - Sixth Floor Hall-South End
Needlework picture (Silkwork picture)
1740-1770
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk taffeta
Museum Object Number
1991.0070 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Jerome Blum in memory of Ann Blum Kelleher
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Object Number
1991.0070 A
Object Name
Needlework picture (Silkwork picture)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1740-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: on backing paper
Inscription: "91.70 / A,B" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: on backing paper
Inscription: "TOP" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: on side edge of frame
Inscription: "91.70 B" (red paint)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Silk taffeta
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (compound)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
17.5 (W) x 16 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
44.45 (W) x 40.64 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements of needlework by sight, in frame. OH at left. OW at bottom.