Needlework
- Title:
- Washington Memorial
- Object Name:
- Needlework
- Date:
- 1800-1802
- Description:
- 10 1/8 x 7 7/8�, Silk, linen thread, human hair, wood, gesso, gilt. Framed memorial worked in black silk satin bordered by 1/8� wide white silk tape; letters are worked in long and short stitches in a combination of hair and probably linen thread, the former twisted around and held down by the latter; the hair is believed to be that of George and Lady Washington; the whole is mounted on a wooden board and backed with laid paper; the molded period frame has a narrow inner bead; complete text found in object file.
- Provenance:
- Storer Family to Decatur Family of Kittery Point, Maine
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Item Number:
- 1991.175
- Accession Number:
- 1991.175
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Strawbery Banke Museum
- Participating Organization:
- Strawbery Banke Museum
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