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Unknown Maker, American

Canvas-work picture

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Canvas-work picture

Year

mid 1700s

Medium

  • Linen plain-weave ground with wool and silk embroidery (tent stitch)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Linen plain-weave ground with wool and silk embroidery (tent stitch)

Materials

wool, linen, silk

Geography

Place Made: Likely Massachusetts Bay Colony

Dimensions

Length: 60.3 cm (23 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf

Object Number

23.075

Type

  • Textiles

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

A World of Costume and Textiles: A Handbook of the Collection

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

These Golden Arts
Needlework by Women, 1688-1888
Jun 18, 1993 – Aug 14, 1993
A World of Costume and Textiles
"Tapestries through the Ages"
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989
Needlework
Feb 19, 1982 – Apr 25, 1982

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Unknown Maker, American
Canvas-work picture, mid 1700s
Linen plain-weave ground with wool and silk embroidery (tent stitch)
Length: 60.3 cm (23 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf 23.075

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