Mourning Picture

Name/Title

Mourning Picture

Entry/Object ID

T 78.1x

Description

Embroidered silk mourning picture in oval gilded wood frame; silk embroidery on silk and linen ground stretched over oval wooden strainer. In original frame.

Textile Type

Needlework/Sampler

Category

Textiles

Acquisition

Accession

T 78.1x

Source or Donor

Peter Fredericks

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1978

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1795 - circa 1820

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

9 in

Material

Silk, Linen

Condition

Notes

Repaired in 1978 by Jeanne Kostich, Tarrytown, NY Conservation work completed November 2014 by Spicer Art Conservation, LLC

Provenance

Notes

Purchased, 2/2/1978 from Peter Fredericks, Cold Spring, NY $200.00