- Maker
- Mitchell, Margaret S.
- Date made
- ca. 1800
- Origin
- Boston, MA US
- Stitches
- Long and short, Couching, French knots.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Silk
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk
- Predominent Motif
- The figure of Columbus stands holding his sword and hat. A priest holding a tall cross and another man on the L. In the background are a ship and several soldiers. Done at Mrs. Rowson's Academy School, Boston, MA
- Inscription
- (Painted in black and gold on the glass at the bottom): THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS IN AMERICA Oct. 12 1492 . / WROUGHT BY MARGARET S. MITCHELL AT MRS ROWSONS' ACADEMY //
- Length Without Frame
- 30.2"
- Width Without Frame
- 22.3"
- Historical Owner
- #1945.016.01 Gift of Mattie Estella Bean Gilchrist in Memory of Harry Wilbur Gilchrist
- Owner
- New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH
- Name of School
- Mrs. Rowson's Academy, Boston, MA
