Caroline of Litchfield by Rebecca Adams Perkins



Object ID:
PC1
Category:
Made by Students
Medium:
Silk and watercolor on silk
Creator:
Rebecca Adams Perkins (1792-1868)
Date:
between 1800 and 1810
Held at:
Private Collection
Associated Place:
Litchfield, CT
Description:
Silk embroidery of a young woman sitting under a tree. There is a white dog to her right. She is wearing a white dress with a blue sash and straw hat with a white feather. The background is filled with a country landscape. Glass of frame has eglomise painting in black and gold. Written on bottom in gold lettering "Caroline of Litchfield/Wrought by Rebeca Adams"

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