Brunnell,

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Maker
Brunnell,
Date made
1795
Origin
Liverpool, England
Stitches
Cross, Eye, Stem, Counted satin, Satin.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Wool
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
In the top panel a scene with a lighthouse, a house, trees, chickens, dogs, sheep, people. Lower two thirds is filled with many motifs including birds, angels, deer, flowers. Across the bottom a large brick house sits on a green fairway filled with various animals and birds, on the R Adam and Eve beneath the Tree of Knowledge, flying angels, plants. Reversing arcaded border all four sides.
Inscription
(Across the top): An East View of Liverpool Lighthouse and Signals on Bidston Hill Anno Domini 1795 / (In a flower cartouche on L): Elizabeth / Brunnell (In the center): G III R (In a flower cartouche on R): Andrew / Brunnell / (Below centered crown): Deo Gratia //
Length Without Frame
19 5/1613 1/4"
Width Without Frame
21 1/16"
Historical Owner
#1974-42-10 Bequest of Rosalie Coe, from the collection inherited from her mother Eva Johnston Coe.
Owner
Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
Owner Private
Cooper Hewitt Museum