Hector Taking Leave of His Family
Object type: Embroidered picture
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Lucy C. Huntington
Artist bio: 1794–1818
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1810
Medium: Silk embroidered with silk and metallic threads, sequins, watercolor
Dimensions: 31 1/8 x 28 3/4 in. (79.1 x 73 cm)
Geography: Made in Norwich   United States  
Credit line: Purchase, Mrs. Russell Sage Gift, 1971
Accession year: 1971
Tags: Interiors|Soldiers|Infants|Men|Women|Mythology