Name/Title
Picture, NeedleworkEntry/Object ID
1891.155.1Description
Mourning needlework honoring Elizabeth Cutts by her granddaughter, Ann Matilda Nye. It depicts an urn with the embroidered initials "E C". Two birds are purchased on the top of the urn, which sits on a stone wall with an arching willow tree to the right. Worked in silk thread on silk in satin, outline, and straight stitches.Artwork Details
Medium
silk thread on silk, embroideryMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Nye, Ann MatildaRole
NeedleworkerDate made
circa 1821Dimensions
Dimension Description
Sight dimensions (not including frame)Height
17-3/4 inWidth
15 inDepth
1-3/4 inInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel Type
Object LabelLabel
Ann Matilda Nye (1808–1891)
Silk mourning embroideries, circa 1821
Probably worked in Saco, Maine (school unknown)
Silk and metallic thread on silk
Satin, outline, and straight stitches
Collection of the Dyer Library and Saco Museum