Picture, Needlework
- Title:
- George Washington
- Object Name:
- Picture, Needlework
- Object ID:
- 1995.575.02
- Date:
- 1876
- Description:
- Canvaswork bust-length portrait of George Washington, worked with Berlin (merino) wool and silk floss threads on linen canvas. The portrait is cross-stitched at 13 stitches to the inch. Washington is portrayed wearing a beige suit coat with a standing collar; his shirt has a ruffled jabot. He wears a white powdered wig with a queue; his lips are red and his cheeks are pink, but he is otherwise very pale. The facial features are worked in petit point cross stitch, at about 23 stitches to the inch. The subject is set within an oval frame of brown oak leaves with patriotic American shields worked at each corner. The canvas is tacked to wooden stretchers and is backed with foamcore. Framed.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Silk
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-27.35 W-23.35 inches
- People:
- Washington, George (1732-1799)
- Subjects:
- Washington, George
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