Barker, Margaret (age 8)

View Favorites
Maker
Barker, Margaret (age 8)
Date made
1806
Origin
Hartford, CT US
Stitches
Cross, Tent, Buttonhole
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
3 alphabets: uppercase script missing J and U. Simple stitched lines . Partial cross bands. Across the bottom a sheep on a small knoll, strawberries, a goat. .
Inscription
Margaret Barker Wrote this (above): ro* / Aged Eogjt Uears 1 8 0 6 //
Length Without Frame
15"
Width Without Frame
13"
Historical Owner
#2003.429 Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Berger in memory of Susan Jeannette Westfall
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts