White, Rebekah (age 13)

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Maker
White, Rebekah (age 13)
Date made
1766
Origin
Salem, MA US
Stitches
Tent
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
4 alphabets: 2 missing J, 1 ends with F, 1 ends at G. Stylized strawberry cross band and verse all done in a saw tooth cartouche. Pastoral courting scene at bottom with people, animals and foliage. Large flowers across top.
Inscription
Rebekah White Wroug / ht This in The 13 Ye / ar of Her Age 1766
Length Without Frame
16 1/2"
Width Without Frame
17 1/4"
Historical Owner
#1984.331.8 Gift of Barbara Schiff Sinauer
Owner
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Owner Private
Metropolitan Museum of Art