Barbeau, Flavia Maria (age 16) (born 1832)

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Maker
Barbeau, Flavia Maria (age 16) (born 1832)
Date made
1848
Origin
Monroe, MI US
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk, Wool
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script missing J. Various cross bands. A two story house with two chimneys bottom R, two lambs in a field on the L and a tall tree in the center. Inner saw tooth stitched border, reversing arcaded carnation border all four sides.
Inscription
F l a v i a. B a r b e a u. M o nr o e D e c e m b e r 1 6 t h 1 8 4 6 (Note: stitched at St. Mary Academy, now Marygrove College, Monroe, MI). //
Length Without Frame
16"
Width Without Frame
21 1/4"
Historical Owner
#B.2013.29 Bayou Bend Museum purchase funded by William J. Hill
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou Bend, Houston, TX
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou Bend
Name of School
St. Mary Academy (now Marygrove College) Monroe, MI