'Winter' Needlework Picture, 1819, Made in Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silk and chenille embroidery threads on silk, 17 3/4 × 19 1/4 in. (45.1 × 50.2 cm), Textiles, Hannah Robinson (American, 1795–1870), Completed in February of 1819, this striking Pennsylvania needlework picture is unique among Federal samplers in its spare and poignant depiction of a winter landscape. The simple composition suggests that the maker drew her own design, perhaps even her own house, rather than copying it from a published engraving or drawing book
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Winter, Needlework Picture, 1819, Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Silk, chenille embroidery threads, silk, 17 3/4, 19 1/4, 45.1, 50.2 cm, Textiles, Hannah Robinson, 1795–1870, Completed, February, striking Pennsylvania needlework, picture, unique, Federal samplers, spare, poignant depiction, winter landscape, simple composition, maker drew, own design, perhaps even, house, copying, published engraving, drawing book
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