SAILOR WOOL

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

The needlework is worked in coarse threads. The three-masted frigate has the threads running vertically for the sails which are caught at the top and bottom. The ship is in full sail and faces to the left. At the back of the boat flies the Union Jack and another flag is on top of the mast. In the foreground the water is represented as a striped effect of dark blue and white. The rest of the sea appears green. Abive the sea is the sky which is partly blue with clouds and partly beige. To the right is a lighthouse on a rock and to the left is another rock or piece of land. The antique wooden frame is painted black around the inside.

Object name:

SAILOR WOOL

Made from:

Wool

Made in:

England

Date made:

1840-1880

Size:

40.6 × 42.5 cm (16 × 16 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

43.25

Class:

NEEDLEWORK

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973