Maart, Dellia

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Maker
Maart, Dellia
Date made
1760
Origin
Netherlands
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
2 alphabets: both missing J and U. Numbers 1-10.A row of crowns and coronets, a seated figure (man or monkey?), the Spies of Canaan, a large bird eating berries, a running deer, a dog, various birds, flowers, trees. At lower L a fox and at lower R a reclining collared deer. Triple cross stitched border all four sides.
Inscription
I R O D G D 1 7 6 0 D e l l i a M A A R T //
Length Without Frame
12 13/16"
Width Without Frame
19 11/16"
Historical Owner
#50.4009 Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore, Miss Mary Magoun Brown in memory of their mother, Mrs. John Crosby Brown.
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA