Lightfoot, Isabella

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Lightfoot, Isabella
Date made
Unknown
Origin
US
Stitches
Cross, Satin
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Cotton
Predominent Motif
Adam & Eve stand under the Tree of Knowledge, done in a saw tooth stitched square. Clouds in the sky, two birds, two small trees. Inner arcaded acorn border with a saw tooth outer border, all four sides. (see 2058)
Inscription
Isabella Lightfoot
Length Without Frame
11 1/2"
Width Without Frame
10"
Original Frame
Unframed
Historical Owner
SC 1968:30-211 Gift of Caroline Roberta Wing, class of 1896.
Owner
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
Owner Private
Smith College Museum of Art