Dyer, Sophia (age 14)

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Maker
Dyer, Sophia (age 14)
Date made
1819
Origin
Portland, ME US
In Bolton & Co.
No
Foundation Cloth
Linen
Embroidery Thread
Silk
Predominent Motif
Dyer family register with names and deaths of family listed. City scene at bottom with large and small houses, trees, birds (chickens? ducks?) near a small pond. A tomb with an urn on top, willow tree behind. Large flower border all four sides.
Inscription
Sophia Dyer Ae / 14 years / Portland 1819 / / GENEALOGY 1819 // lists names of father and mother and 13 children. Dates of deaths of makers brothers and sisters were added later.
Length Without Frame
25"
Width Without Frame
21"
Historical Owner
#1984.331.3 Gift of Barbara Schiff Sinauer
Owner
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Owner Private
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Name of School
Cony Female Academy, Portland, ME (?)