Embroidered picture: Reclining Shepherdess
Susan Heath
(Massachusetts (Brookline), 1759–1786)
about 1775
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with wool embroiderey with mica windows, and gilded wood frame and glass
Dimensions56.3 x 65.8 x 3.8 cm (22 3/16 x 25 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Anna Goddard Pierce
Accession number41.559
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Henry Austin
About 1868 (house built in 1868, demolished in 1955)
mid-18th century
1800
19th century(?)