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Embroidered and Painted Picture

1813
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Embroidered and Painted Picture
  • Maker: Sarah L. Skelding
  • Date: 1813
  • Geography: Made in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silk embroidered with silk and painted
  • Dimensions: 35 3/8 x 43 1/2 in. (89.9 x 110.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Miss Ursula W. Levermore, 1962, in memory of her mother, Mary A. Levermore
  • Object Number: 62.141
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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