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Ann Folwill (American)
American
1804
Object Place: Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk and metallic thread, paper, pigment
Dimensions
31.8 x 45.7 cm (12 1/2 x 18 in. )
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Edna H. Howe
Accession Number54.1575
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEmbroidered picture with initials, "A.F" (Ann Folwill), upper center a building with smaller adjoining building, flanked by poplar trees against brick wall, in center domestic fowl, behind picket fence, in lower third lady on horse back accompanied by dog in center, at left cow and birds in landscape, at right sheep and house in landscape, worked on linen canvas, with yellow, neutral, bluish-greens, yellowish green, pale blue, reddish-brown, and white silks, bluish-green chenille, and a little metal thread in cross, oriental, stem, satin, dot, daisy, and a few couching stitches; face, bonnet, and shoulders of lady painted.
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Edna H. Howe to MFA, 1954