- Maker
- Bissell, Maria
- Date made
- 1810
- Origin
- Hartford, CT US
- Stitches
- Satin, Flat, Long and Short, Encroaching Satin, Overlay work.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- A man dressed in uniform, and a woman stand to the R of a woman holding an infant. He is holding out his hand to the child. They are standing beneath an arch with a mountainous landscape in the background. Sky and faces are painted.
- Inscription
- (On glass): The Parting of Hector and Andromache / M. Bissell / 1810 //
- Length Without Frame
- 26"
- Width Without Frame
- 30"
- Historical Owner
- #1934.6.1 Bequeathed by Silas Cornwall
- Owner
- Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
- Owner Private
- Connecticut Historical Society
