Title: Hector Taking Leave of His Family
Object type: Embroidered picture
Date: 1810
Culture: American
Artist:  Lucy Coit Huntington 
Artist bio: 1794–1818
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Silk embroidery with metallic thread, applied fabric, sequins, and watercolor on silk
Dimensions: 31 1/8 x 28 3/4 in. (79.1 x 73 cm)
Credit line: Purchase, Mrs. Russell Sage Gift, 1971
Geography: Made in Norwich Connecticut New London County United States      
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythology, term: Interiors, term: Soldiers, term: Infants, term: Men, term: Women