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
Name of School
St. Mary Academy (now Marygrove College) Monroe, MI