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Title |
Needlework Hatchment of the Boyd and Brewster Families |
Place of Origin |
New Hampshire, Portsmouth |
Artist or Maker |
Boyd, Submit (1775-1803) |
Date |
c. 1795 |
Materials |
Silk, Wool, Wood |
Dimension Details |
Height: 19 1/2" Width: 19 1/2" |
Description |
This embroidered hatchment was created with russet, rose, beige, green and gold threads worked in tent stitch on a black silk ground with a linen backing. It shows a diamond-shaped coat of arms of the Boyd and Brewster families of Portsmouth, New Hampshire in a parcel gilt and molded ogee black frame. Submit Boyd Sherburne was the daughter of Colonel Goerge Boyd and Jane Brewster. Because the arms in this needlework depicts the Boyd and Brewster families, it is likely that this piece was worked prior to Submit's marriage in 1791 to John Samuel Sherburne. |
Provenance |
Barrett Wendell Esq., Portsmouth, New Hampshire Ronald Bourgeault, Hampton, New Hampshire Sotheby's, New York, New York, June 27-28, 1985, Sale 5357, Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Silver, Lot 244 Purchased by The Dietrich American Foundation, 1985 |
Object Name |
Picture, Needlework |
Object ID |
4.5.1248 |
Search Terms |
textiles |