Artist/Maker
Abraham & Straus
(1865 - 1994)
Needlework picture
1876
Place madeNew York, United States, North America
Cardboard, silk, glass
Overall: 8 x 20 5/8 in. ( 20.3 x 52.4 cm )
Gift of Elizabeth Morris Bennet
1948.435
The picture frame, probably original, bears a label from Abraham and Straus in Brooklyn.
DescriptionHorizontal rectangular centennial emblem with eagle, U.S. flags, cannon, cannonballs, and sword, embroidered in various colors of silk thread onto perforated cardboard; eagle has glass bead eye.Markingsembroidered: left center in various colors: "1776"
embroidered: right center in various colors: "1876"
printed: reverse, top center: "FROM / ABRAHAM AND / STRAUS / BROOKLYN / PICTURES / PICTURE FRAMES / AND / ARTISTS' MATERIALS / ...HAND AND TO ORDER / REGILDING / A.264"
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