- Maker
- Speed, Mary
- Date made
- 1810-1812
- Origin
- Salem, NC US
- Stitches
- Satin, Split, Couching
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Chenille
- Predominent Motif
- A central image up on a hill is Mount Vernon framed by chenille trees on both sides. At the bottom the Potomac River (painted) with two stitched boats with passenger. On the riverbank R are two oxen and standing above them is George Washington. On a path on the L are two women in neoclassical high waist dresses (Martha Washington and her granddaughter perhaps?), further up the path is a dog. The sky, river, windows of the house, faces and hands of the people are depicted in watercolor.
- Inscription
- (At the bottom): Mount Vernon the seat of the Illustrious G. W. //
- Length Without Frame
- 19"
- Width Without Frame
- 22"
- Historical Owner
- #5717.1 Donated by Carol Crump Holcomb in memory of Charles & Rebecca Sherman.
- Owner
- Old Salem Museum & Gardens, Winston-Salem, NC
- Owner Private
- Old Salem Museums & Gardens
- Name of School
- Salem Girls Boarding School, Salem, NC Teacher: Sally Fetter (?)
