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Quillwork coat of arms
Quillwork coat of arms

Quillwork coat of arms

Lydia Foster Hutchinson (American (Boston, Massachusetts), born in 1723)
1737
Object PlaceProbably Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniquePine, gilded and colored paper, glass
DimensionsFramed: 7.6 x 62.2 x 62.2 cm (3 x 24 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.) as displayed corner to corner
Credit LineGift of Miss Lois Lilly Howe
Accession number57.714
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ClassificationsMixed media
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Description
Quillwork objects were made of paper filigree or rolled paper, combined with wire, wax, glass, and other materials. This example includes the coat of arms of the Foster family and was initialed and dated by its young maker. Nearly every surviving example of American quillwork was made in or near Boston.