Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation
Dimensions:
H x W: 31 x 42cm (12 3/16 x 16 9/16in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Sampler
Made in:
New York, USA
Date:
1789
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
The field has scattered motifs including house, a peacock, urns of flowers, birds, and Adam and Eve with the Tree of Knowledge. Surrounded on three sides with a geometric border and on all four with a strawberry vine border. With the date 1789 at the top and the inscription Abigail Adams her work New York at the bottom.
