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
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts