Embroidery "Contraband 1862"

Unknown1862

Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States

A partially finished embroidery on a paper support depicting a black female figure in a red costume kneeling in a landscape in supplication at the proper left, a palm tree with a monkey at proper right. Below is embroidered: "Contraband 1862."

Show lessRead more

Details

Title: Embroidery "Contraband 1862"
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1862
Type: Textile
Rights: Lent anonymously in loving memory of Florence and Bernard Lewis
External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/5126/Embroidery_Contraband_1862
Medium: Paper, wool
Signed: Unsigned
Possible place made: New York, USA
Markings: Unmarked
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (24.1 x 18.7 cm)Frame: 16 x 13 7/8 in. (40.6 x 35.2 cm)
Collection: Decorative Arts
Accession number: L2006.5

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Zoom in

Textile Wool