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Winter scene
Embroidered picture
Winter scene
Embroidered by: Elizabeth Storer Smith (American, Massachusetts (Boston), 1726–1786)
Derived from: J. Sadeler
Derived from: J. Sadeler
American
Colonial
1740–50
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave embroidered with silk and wool in tent stitch
Dimensions
49.53 x 50.8 cm (19 1/2 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of our parents Mr. and Mrs. Eben F. Corey by Rosita Corey, George C. Corey, and Elizabeth C. Bourquin
Accession Number1998.586
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEmbroidered picture of a skating scene worked in polychrome wools and silks. Scene shows figures skating on pond at right and man and woman around a fire at left. In background, three buildings, including a windmill. Central scene of "Old Man Winter" in front of fire with tree behind probably derived from the print Winter by J. Sadeler after H. Bol, 1580. Condition: fair, colors are faded
ProvenanceMr. And Mrs. Eben Corey; by inheritance to children Rosita Corey, George C. Corey, and Elizabeth C. Bourquin; gift to MFA, December 31, 1998.