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Maker
Unknown
Date made
1795
Origin
US or UK
Stitches
Cross, Satin, Couched, Stem.
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Wool
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Adam & Eve beneath the Tree of Knowledge, surrounded by various scenes: On the L: a basket of fruit, a peacock, a man and woman next to a large two story house, three figure, two facing stags, animals, two more stags, a tree, a woman in a blue dress with an apron, a dog, etc. To the R: a man, a small farm house, 4 pigs eating from a trough, two pair of birds on a large flowering plant, a deer, a gazebo?. At center bottom a large building.
Inscription
Inscription just below Adam & Eve is partially discernible, The inscription at bottom R is not. //
Length Without Frame
15 1/2"
Width Without Frame
16"
Historical Owner
#1969-288-129 Whitman Sampler Collection, Gift of Pet, Inc. 1969
Owner
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Owner Private
Philadelphia Museum of Art