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Unknown Maker, American

Canvas-work picture,

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Canvas-work picture

Medium

wool, linen, silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

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

Techniques

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

Dimensions

Length: 60.3 cm (23 3/4 inches)

Place

Place Made: Likely Massachusetts Bay Colony

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf

Object Number

23.075

Canvas-work picture

Selected Works

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

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection
Place Made: Likely Massachusetts Bay Colony

Publications

Selected Works

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

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

These Golden Arts

June 18 - August 14, 1993

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989

Needlework

February 19 - April 25, 1982
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