Mulford, Martha (age 28) (born 1796)

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Maker
Mulford, Martha (age 28) (born 1796)
Date made
1824
Origin
New Carlisle, Ohio US
Stitches
Tent, Outline, Flame, Queen, Couched, Satin, Cross
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Motifs including flying birds, eight pointed stars, pine trees, baskets of flowers, butterflies. A large carnation flower spray on both sides. At the bottom a two story building with two chimneys with a fence, a large green lawn filled with animals on the L and birds on the R. Two dogs, two large birds and trees, a rooster. Reversing alternating three strawberry and one tulip arcaded border with a cross pattern in each corner.
Inscription
Martha Mulford was born June First 1796 Ohio //
Length Without Frame
17 1/2'
Width Without Frame
18'
Historical Owner
#B.2013.5 Bayou Bend Museum purchase funded by Miss Ima Hogg by exchange
Owner
Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou Bend, Houston, TX
Owner Private
Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou Bend