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Aman, Marie

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Maker
Aman, Marie
Date made
1808
Origin
France
Stitches
Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Canvas
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: uppercase script missing the J. Numbers 1-(1)0 done twice. Various flower and bird motifs (very faded). A different border on each side and top and bottom with a diamond shape in each corner.
Inscription
Marie Aman / Tripoli / Dec. 10 1808. //
Length Without Frame
13"
Width Without Frame
10"
Historical Owner
#57.122.28 Collection of Mrs. Lathrop C. Harper, Bequest of Mabel H. Harper, 1957
Owner
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY