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Maker
Unknown
Date made
1798
Origin
Litchfield Academy, CT US
Stitches
Satin, Stem
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Silk
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
A shepherdess in a long dress sits in a wooded glen. She holds a garland of flowers in her hands, her crook is at her feet and her sheep are close by. Painted face and sky. A flowered garland surrounds the oval embroidery with a bow across the top.
Inscription
No inscription.
Length Without Frame
17"
Width Without Frame
14 1/8"
Historical Owner
#95.24 Gift of Mr. Robert Narkis, 1995
Owner
Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT.
Owner Private
Mattatuck Museum
Name of School
Litchfield Academy, Litchfield, CT 1792-1833