Virtue Paying Homage at the Tomb of Washington
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1800
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Embroidered picture showing Virtue in the figure of a young woman in classical dress scattering flowers on the tomb of George Washington shaded by a large tree. Embroidered in silks, with the exception of the face, arms and feet, which are painted. Previously framed and glazed with black mat and title painted on the glass.
place: label: made in
content: USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1974-100-15-a,b
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Object Name
content: Embroidered picture
label: Type
content: Embroidered picture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk embroidery on silk foundation, paint Technique: embroidered on plain weave foundation; some painted details
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 30.5 x 26cm (12 x 10 1/4in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Frame H x W x D: 40.3 x 31.4 cm (15 7/8 x 12 3/8 in.)