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Mourning picture

about 1809
Object PlaceNewburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave embroidered with silk; ink and color
Dimensions53.3 x 68.6 cm (21 x 27 in.) (framed)
Credit LineGift of the Class of the Museum of Fine Arts in honor of Mrs. Angela B. Fischer and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Johnson, co-chairmen 1982-2000
Accession number2000.975
On View
On view
ClassificationsTextiles
Face veil (burqa)
early 20th century
Curtain
probably 19th century
Bed cover (yogi)
late 18th or early 19th century
16th century
Embroidered mourning picture
Ann Carter
about 1810
Chauffoir or Couvre pied
17th–18th century
Length of embroidered silk
19th or early 20th century