Embroidered picture
Esther Powell
(American (Providence, RI), born in 1718)
second quarter 18th century
Object PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave embroidered with wool and silk
Dimensions45 x 80 cm (17 11/16 x 31 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel Cabot
Accession number44.689
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ProvenanceBy 1941, Bernon E. Helme, Kingston, RI. 1944, gift of Mrs. Samuel E. Cabot to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 14, 1944)
19th century
second half of the 18th century
about 1750
17th century
1740–50
mid-18th century
probably 1769
1796
about 1745
1785