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Rowe, Olivia O. (age 15)

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Maker
Rowe, Olivia O. (age 15)
Date made
1818
Origin
Exeter, NH US
Stitches
Straight, Long-and short, Seed
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Silk
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
House on a lake with trees and a lawn. A standing male wearing a farmer's frock holding a cane, and a seated woman with a basket on the shore by the house. A small sailboat on the lake. Mountains in the background. Closely worked seed stitches create the leaves of the trees. Sky is water colored. (Note: An "en grisaille" landscape: modeled after a painting done in monochrome color).
Inscription
(Signed in pencil at the bottom): Olivia / O. Rowe April 29th 1818
Length Without Frame
9.75"
Length With Frame
11 1/2"
Width Without Frame
12.5"
Wdith With Frame
14 1/4"
Historical Owner
#1907.7.6 Gift of John Sullivan
Owner
New Hampshire Historical, Concord, NH
Owner Private
New Hampshire Historical Society