Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
ca. 1825
1920.5
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Embroidery
Title
Embroidery
Object name
Needlework picture
Date
1800-1815
Medium
Silk, paint
Dimensions
overall (framed): 29 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 2 in. ( 74.3 x 54.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Vertical rectangular needlework picture (framed) worked in various colors of silk floss and chenille on yellow silk ground; picture shows Columbus standing in the foreground with two male figures to the left, one is a cleric, the other appears to be in military dress, their heads and hands are painted; ocean scenery at right background.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard (Natica Blair)
Object Number
1952.408
Gallery Label
This needlework picture is thought to have been made at the Susanna Rowson girls' school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was based on the engraving by David Edwin (1776-1841), "The Landing of Christopher Columbus," published in 1800. A needlework picture very much like this one is pictured in Betty Ring's "Girlhood Embroidery" (p. 91).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
