Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
1805
1867.306
Oil on linen
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Luce Center
Embroidery of woman with baby in tree
Title
Embroidery of woman with baby in tree
Object name
Embroidered picture
Date
1790-1820
Medium
Silk, paint, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 16 in. ( 40.6 x 40.6 cm )
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 encircled by floral motif; stitches include satin, straight, knots, chain, cross, outline.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Gillingham
Object Number
1948.389
Marks
handwritten: bottom center, vertically in pencil: "Stillman"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
