Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Embroidery of woman with baby in tree
Object Number:
1948.389
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Silk, paint, metal, ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 16 in. ( 40.6 x 40.6 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: back bottom center, vertically in pencil: "Stillman"
Description:
Circular embroidered picture with various colors silk floss on satin; woman with cupid and child by tree, sky and faces and skin of three figures painted, spangles bordering picture, floral motif border; stitches include satin, straight, knots, chain, cross, outline.
Credit Line:
Gift of Anna Gillingham
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
