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Hanging of Absalom overmantel
Embroidered by: Sarah Henshaw (American (Boston, Massachusetts), 1736–1822)
American
Colonial
about 1753
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Black silk satin embroidered with silk and metallic thread
Dimensions
Inside frame: 57.3 x 37.6 cm
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number41.815
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEmbroidered overmantel with scenes from the hanging of Absalom taken from illustrations in the Kitto Bible; black silk satin embroidered with polychrome silk and metallic thread; appliqued, hand-painted faces; probably worked under the tutelage of Elizabeth Murray
ProvenanceMuseum purchase from Mr. A. Stainforth, Boston Antique Shop, and Mrs. David Grossman, The Studio