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Shepherd and Shepherdess

Ann Gardner American
ca. 1770
Not on view
The image of a reclining shepherdess is common to a Boston embroidery school (or schools). The inked outline drawing that was filled with embroidery is still apparent at the top of the linen support. Ann Gardner did not complete the picture; at a later date another hand added the long silk stitches in the pond and pasted on the gentleman’s paper face.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shepherd and Shepherdess
  • Maker: Ann Gardner (1755–1836)
  • Date: ca. 1770
  • Geography: Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Linen embroidered with wool and silk threads; decorated with paper
  • Dimensions: 18 x 25 in. (45.7 x 63.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mabel Herbert Harper, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.122.600
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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