Mrs. Buchanan's School, (Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, USA) Search this
Medium:
Medium: silk and human hair embroidery, cotton foundation, silk ribbon Technique: embroidered in cross, half cross, satin, stem, rococo, feather and buttonhole stitches on plain weave foundation
Dimensions:
H x W: 58.5 x 60.5 cm (23 1/16 x 23 13/16 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Sampler
Made in:
Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Date:
1819
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Central scene of two women, one standing, and one seated on a bench beneath a grape arbor. Border of sixteen squares containing birds, flowering sprays, baskets of flowers, boys at play, a house, and, at the bottom center, the inscription. With a border of green silk ribbon.
