Hanging of Absalom overmantel
Sarah Henshaw
(American (Boston, Massachusetts), 1736–1822)
about 1753
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueBlack silk satin embroidered with silk and metallic thread
DimensionsInside frame: 57.3 x 37.6 cm
Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund
Accession number41.815
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceMuseum purchase from Mr. A. Stainforth, Boston Antique Shop, and Mrs. David Grossman, The Studio
late 17th century
1600–25
late 19th or early 20th century
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18th to 19th century