Name/Title
NeedleworkEntry/Object ID
85.1.1Description
Dorothy Johnston
Needlework, Timon of Athens
Charleston, SC
1775
Silk thread on linen
Silkwork Picture of Timon of Athens By Dorothy Johnston of Charleston, 1775. Executed in Satin Stitch W. Silk Thread on Linen. Based on an Engraving (Probably By John Hall) of Nathaniel Dance's Painting Timons of Athens, After on of Shakespeare's Lesser Tragedies. the Needlework Picture Shows Timon Seated on the Ground Next To a Cave After Digging Up Gold Coins From the Ground. the Warrior Alcibiades Approaches Timon To Request the Gold. He Is Accompanied By Phrynia and Timandra Who Catch the Coins in Their Aprons. Signed on the Reverse "Dorothy Johnston of Charles Town, South Carolina, Fecit Anno 1775."
Credit: Had Been in the Possession of Mrs. Christina T. White of Edinburgh Scotland For Approximately 100 Years, Having Been Brought Home From America By an Uncle of Her Late Mothers, Who Was Inthe Navy.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
85.1.1Source or Donor
Mrs. Christina T. WhiteAcquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Had Been in the Possession of Mrs. Christina T. White of Edinburgh Scotland For Approximately 100 YeMade/Created
Date made
1775Place
City
CharlestonState/Province
South CarolinaCountry
United States of AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
NeedleworkNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
22 inWidth
22 inDepth
1/2 inDimension Notes
framed dimensionsLocation
Location
Room
303Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseMoved By
BSC/ LN/ Westbrook DeliveDate
November 1, 2012Notes
Reason: Construction in house
Until: / /Location
Room
204Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseMoved By
June HawkinsDate
June 25, 2002Notes
Until: / /Location
Room
303Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseMoved By
JBKDate
April 2, 2002Notes
Until: / /Location
Room
204Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: [photo] __[slide]y __[transparency]y __[other]
Status: OK
Location Details1: 1
User10: 172005Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 13, 1998Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
May 24, 2023