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Object Name
Needlework - "Flight into Egypt"
Object Number
2000-17-1
Description
Needlwork titled "Flight into Egypt" Oval in center with heavily embroidered background. In center are man, woman and child moving across scene. Tree to their left with over hanging brances. Around oval are swags of flowers and ribbons. Framed, under glass. Edge of glass near frame painted black with thin gold border. Wood frame painted gold with criss crossed lines etched into wood
Comment
Strikingly similar to an Litchfield Female Academy needlework shown in More Chronicles of a Pioneer School by Emily Noyes Vanderpoel, pictured opposite page 224.
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
early 19th century
Dimensions
23 1/2" long x 20 1/4" wide
Materials
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Needlework - "Flight into Egypt"