Picture, Needlework
- Object Name:
- Picture, Needlework
- Object ID:
- 1946.018.36
- Creator:
- Rumford, Sarah Thompson, Countess (1774-1852)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1790
- Description:
- Silk embroidery, framed. Piece of white silk with embroidered vine, leaves and flowers in shades of green, forming an oval, with initials "ST" entwined, embroidered in brown, in center. Molded wood frame .25 inch wide, natural.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-8.5 W-11 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor is grandson of John Burgum (1826-1907) and Emma Gannell (1826-1923), the adopted daughter of Countess Rumford. Donor's father was Edwin Gannell Burgum (1858-1948).
- Credit Line:
- The Edwin G. Burgum Collection
- People:
- Thompson, Sarah (1774-1852), Rumford
- Subjects:
- Vines, Leaves, Flowers, Embroidery
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