Needlework Memorial, Liberty Crowning Washington, by Catherine Warner

Catherine Townsend Warner's embroidery is one of several recorded to date that form a recognizable subgroup within the larger body of embroidery that originated in the Rhode Island schools. The figure crowning Washington's bust is related to a personification of Liberty appearing in a 1796 engraving of Edward Savage's, but the trumpet she holds is usually associated with Fame. Catherine may have had both concepts in mind when she worked her intricate tribute to the country's first president.
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