Embroidered overmantel with original frame
Eunice Bourne
(born in 1732, died between 1773 and 1781)
1745–50
Object PlaceBoston, New England colonies
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave, embroidered with wool, silk, metal-wrapped thread, and glass beads
Dimensions63 x 129 cm (24 13/16 x 50 13/16 in.) (including frame)
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number21.2233
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NOTES:
[1] Eunice Bourne (b. 1732 - d. 1773-1781), Barnstable, was the daughter of Mercy Gorham and Col. Sylvanus Bourne (b. 1694 - d. 1763). The piece remained in her mother's house after her marriage to Capt. John Gallison (b. 1731 - d. 1786) in 1754 with whom she had thirteen children.
[2] In 1782, Mercy Gorham probably willed the work to one of Eunice's daughters. According to the 1888 "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families", Ed. C.F. Swift: "To her granddaughter Abigail Gallison, her mother's work, called a chimney piece." (pg. 117)
[3] According to the MFA object card, Miss Phinney was a distant relative of Eunice Bourne. The "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families" notes that several paintings once owned by Sylvanus Bourne were in the possession of his ancestor, Major Sylvanus. B. Phinney. (pg. 118)
late 14th–early 15th century
1669
19th century(?)
first half of 19th century
1736
mid-18th century
mid-18th century
18th–19th century
