Quillwork hatchment of Dering coat of arms, 1731, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Paper, mica, pearls, wood, glass, 22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm), Natural Substances, Possibly made by Elizabeth Dering (American, 1715–1785), Throughout the eighteenth century, members of Boston’s newly prosperous merchant class decorated silver, bookplates, coaches, and tombstones with coats of arms to display their heraldic ancestry. Between 1720 and 1740, quillwork coats of arms were popular schoolgirl accomplishments
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Quillwork hatchment, Dering coat, arms, 1731, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Paper, mica, pearls, wood, glass, 22 x 22, 55.9 55.9 cm, Natural Substances, possibly, made by Elizabeth Dering, 1715–1785, eighteenth century, members, newly prosperous, merchant, class, decorated, silver, bookplates, coaches, tombstones, coats, display, heraldic ancestry, 1720, 1740, quillwork coats, popular schoolgirl, accomplishments
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