- Maker
- Otis, Hannah (1732-1801)
- Date made
- ca. 1750
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Tent
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Wool
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Metallic threads, beads.
- Predominent Motif
- Otis?s chimneypiece is a realistic depiction of Boston Common, with the beacon on Beacon Hill and the stone mansion, built in 1737 by merchant Thomas Hancock, clearly delineated. A figure on horseback a black servant in the forground. A male and female figure looking over a wall at a body of water. Trees, flowers, birds, animals.
- Inscription
- No Inscription
- Length Without Frame
- 24 1/4"
- Width Without Frame
- 52 3/4"
- Historical Owner
- Descended from the artist to Harrison Gray Otis and other members of the Otis family; on loan to the Museum in 1929-1930 and from 1954 to 1995; consigned by members of the family to auction; acquired by the Museum in 1996 at Sotheby's, sale 6800, Jan
- Owner
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
