Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needlework picture
Object name
Needlework picture
Date
ca. 1839
Medium
Silk, cotton, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 17 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 1/8 in. ( 44.4 x 65.1 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Horizontal rectangular needlework picture in various colors of silk and cotton floss on silk ground, depicts the green at Yale College and the State House at New Haven, Connecticut, the structures, and foreground and the tree trunks are worked in silk floss satin stitch, the foliage on the trees and bushes are worked in cotton floss knots, the sky, background trees and portions of the foreground are painted.
Credit Line
Gift of George H. Danforth
Object Number
1953.42
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