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Embroidered picture: Shepherdess and piper
Embroidered by: Mary Fleet (Massachusetts (Boston), 1729–1796)
American
about 1745
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Plain weave linen embroidered in tent stitch with silk and wool
Dimensions
59.7 x 57.2 cm (23 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund and Anonymous gift
Accession Number41.6
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEmbroidered picture of piping shepherd and shepherdess in a landscape, surrounded by sheep, dogs, and stags; linen plain weave canvas embroidered in tent stitch with polychrome wool and silk; edged with green ribbon