Needlework Picture

Needlework Picture

Mattatuck Museum
Sarah Pierce's Litchfield Female Academy (created by)
Mattatuck Historical Soc (owned by)
1798 (Date manufactured/created)
silk thread
satin cloth
17 in. H X 14 1/8 in. W Measurement Notes: Dimensions Extent: unframed
Framed?: No
The back of this picture is inscribed “finished by my Daughter on the 7th day of December 1798.” Shows shepherdess creating flower crown with two sheep in background.
Collection of the Mattatuck Museum, Gift of Mr. Robert Narkis, 1995
95.24