Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needlework picture
Object Number:
1938.60
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silk, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 24 in. ( 45.7 x 61 cm )
Marks:
printed: bottom center of glass, obverse: "Laura Reed"
printed: top center, reverse: "MAX WILLIAMS / MADISON AVE. / COR. 48TH ST. / OPPOSITE RITZ-CARLTON / New York / No. ____"
Description:
Horizontal rectangular needlework picture of silk floss and chenille on satin; woman and lamb by trees and stream; sky, partial stream and figure's face painted, stitches include satin, outline, and straight.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this is a picture from the children's rhyme of Mary and her lamb.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
