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Maker
Unknown
Date made
1802
Origin
US (?)
Stitches
Cross, Herringbone, Double Herringbone.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
1 alphabet: J is backwards, Q and Z omitted. Numbers 1-10 done twice. Simple stitched lines. One partial and one complete cross band. A two story house with two chimneys on a sloping lawn. Partial fence and a gate with globes on the posts in front of a tree on L. Two birds in the tree and one bird is perched on the gate post. On R is a pump and two peacocks on the lawn. Reversing acorn border all 4 sides.
Inscription
1 8 0 2 //
Length Without Frame
17 3/4"
Width Without Frame
16 3/4"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
#1988.0596.01 Gift of Elsie Howland Quinby.
Owner
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Owner Private
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History