Dean, Fanny Fletcher

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Maker
Dean, Fanny Fletcher
Date made
1800
Origin
England
Stitches
Cross, Eyelet
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Wool
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Mirror image (both sides from the center are exactly the same) Pots with flowers, two male figures, crowns, birds, deer, rabbits, sheep, cows and other animals, birds, trees. Wave border all four sides.
Inscription
(In a center triangle): Fanny / Fletcher / Dean Her Work / In The Year of / Our Lord / 1 8 0 0 // (At the bottom): STRAIT SCHOOL //(In a center diamond shape cartouche): Fanny / Fletcher / Dean Her Work / In The Year of / Our Lord / 1800 / (At center bottom): STRAIT SCHOOL //
Length Without Frame
18 1/4"
Width Without Frame
13 5/8"
Historical Owner
#2003.397 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts