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Wendell and Oliver coat of arms
Probably designed by: Thomas Johnston (American, 1708–1767)
American
about 1750
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk and wool, pigment
Dimensions
36 x 37 cm (14 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number64.2045
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCoat of arms of Wendell impaling Oliver. Linen plain weave embroidered with wool and silk in tent stitch. Small painted area on dexter side showing crossed anchors (later addition). Shades of red, pink, brown, yellow, gold and white with touches of blue. Embroidered in wool yarns under the coat of arms with the names of WENDELL AND OLIVER. Areas where wools have deteriorated along edges. Orignally framed and glazed, now unmounted.
ProvenanceProbably worked by a daughter of Jacob Wendell (1691-1761) and Sarah Oliver (1696-1762); descended in family of their brother, Oliver Wendell (b. 1733) to his grandson Oliver Wendell Holmes; bequest of Mrs Edward Jackson Holmes