Provenance
Abigail Davenport (born July 14, 1696; later Mrs. Stephen Williams), Stamford, CT, and later Longmeadow, MA [this and the following according to genealogy research and letter from Mary Allis Harlbut Gaylord, Apr. 17, 1929; in curatorial object file]; by descent through the family to Lucy Ann Storrs Barber (born Apr. 29, 1829; also Mrs. Lloyd Barber), Winona, MN; given to Mary Allis Harlbut Gaylord (also Mrs. Joseph S. Gaylord), East Meadow, then Evanston, IL, c. 1909; sold to Mrs. Edna S. Wheeler (also Mrs. J. T. Wheeler), Chicago, by May 20, 1929 [incoming receipt R4117, May 20, 1929]; copy in curatorial object file; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1929.
Accession Number
2457
Medium
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with wool yarns in bullion, flat, Roman, satin, stem, and surface satin stitches
Dimensions
38.3 × 50.9 cm (15 1/8 × 20 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Gift of Edna S. Wheeler through the Needlework and Textile Guild