- Maker
- Sears, Orra
- Date made
- 1816
- Origin
- Litchfield, CT US
- Stitches
- Chain, Couching, French Knots, Satin, Fly, Outline or Stem, Encroaching Satin, Straight, Couched.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Chenille, Crinkled Silk, Metallic
- Predominent Motif
- An intricate needlework picture done in embroidered threads, ink & watercolor of the back view of the Earl of Burlington's house. On the L Cassina (Temple of the Water) on the Serpentine River. A footbridge cross the river. One boat with one person and another boat with three people. Two swans and other water fowl. In the meadow various scenes including a shepherdess with her flock, a horse and wagon, a horse and wagon, and others. Large trees, painted sky.
- Inscription
- A View of the Rt Hon The Earl of BURLINGTON'S HOUSE / at CHISWICK //
- Length Without Frame
- 26 1/2"
- Width Without Frame
- 33 3/8"
- Historical Owner
- #2000.51 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Allen W. Rider
- Owner
- Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
- Name of School
- Mrs. Pierce's Female Academy, Litchfield, CT
