NEEDLEWORK MOURNING PICTURE
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Description
NEEDLEWORK MOURNING PICTURE
Attributed To a Student in the Saunders and Beach Academy
Dorchester, Massachusetts Circa 1795
Silk on Silk 15 by 11 ¾ inches
Reference: For a full discussion of the Saunders and Beach Academy in Dorchester, see Betty Ring's Girlhood Embroidery; American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework 1650-1850, pages 94 through 99. For a similar embroidered picture made by Sally Austin of the Saunders and Beach Academy, see American Needlework Treasures: Samplers and Silk Embroideries from the collection of Betty Ring, page 72, number 118.
Item number 4388 -
More Information
Period: 18th Century Creation Date: 1795 Styles / Movements: Traditional Dealer Reference #: 4388 Incollect Reference #: 630373 -
Dimensions
W. 11.75 in; H. 15 in; W. 29.85 cm; H. 38.1 cm;
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