Needlework

Art

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Mourning Silkwork: Resolution: 200
Mourning Silkwork

Resolution: 200

Name/Title

Needlework

Entry/Object ID

63.6.1

Tags

Needs review

Description

Mourning picture 1805 Silk Stiched: To the Memory of Martha Flosier Who Departed This Life Oct 1805 Aged 70 Years Silk Embroidered Mourning Picture, 1805. "To the Memory of Martha Flosier Who Departed This Life Oct 1805 Aged 70 Years." At Center Table Tomb with Inscription in Ink in Oval in Center. Tomb Mounted By Urn. Woman in Black Stands At Right of Tomb Holding Book. Weeping Willow At Left. Blue Brown and Green Embroidered Ground. in Narrow Gilt Frame. Glass with Black Border and Gilt.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

63.6.1

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1805

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Mourning customs

Search Terms

Mourning/mourners, Death and burial

Other Name

Mourning Picture

Dimensions

Height

18-1/2 in

Width

17 in

Dimension Notes

[height]18.5" __[length] __[width]17" __[depth] __[diameter] __[size] __[other]

Location

Location

Building

NR/303/Rack 3

Moved By

Jill Beute Koverman

Date

February 24, 2004

Location

Building

NR STORAGE

Moved By

Red

Date

February 24, 1998

Notes

Until: 08/17/2003

Location

Building

NR STORAGE

Moved By

Red

Date

February 24, 1998

Notes

Until: 08/17/2003

Location

Room

204

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Location

Room

204

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

NR Painting Storage "A"

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

NR Painting Storage "A", back

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Good to fair condition. The silkwork picture has some areas of staining as well as areas where the silk is beginning to shatter and separate. It appears that the picture is mounted on newsprint - as yellowed paper appears behind the work. Corrugated cardboard is used as the backing material in the frame. Nails have rusted a bit.

Conservation

Treatment

Conservator

Jill Beute Koverman

Notes

Scope of work: Conservation assessment is needed for treatment, by textile expert as the object is very fragile.

General Notes

Note

Tag Date: 2022-11-09 15:09:43 Status: OK Location Details1: 1

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 24, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 24, 2023