Photo: Courtesy Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Mass.
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Frame for embroidered needlework |
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Object numberRIF4929 |
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MakerMaker Peter Grinnell and Son, active 18091828 |
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DimensionsOverall: 16 3/8 × 16 3/8 in. (41.593 × 41.593 cm) |
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Date1814 |
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Current locationOld Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumPine, glass, paint, linen, and silk |
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Marks"PETER GRINNELL & SON, / PROVIDENCE, / Nearly opposite the Providence Bank, / HAVE FOR SALE, / An Assortment of elegant Gilt and Mahogany Framed / LOOKING GLASSES. / ALSO, / WINDOW-GLASS, of every size; large SHEET GLASS, which / they cut to any pattern; PAINTS, of all kinds; LINSEED, LAMP / and WHALE OIL ; BAR and SHEET LEAD, with a good assort / ment of / SHIP-CHANDLERY. / PORTRAIT, EMBROIDERY, and all kinds of PICTURE and / LOOKING-GLASS FRAMING executed in the neatest manner. / LIKEWISE, / OIL and BURNISH GILDING, HOUSE, SHIP, SIGN and ORNA / MENTAL PAINTING.," printed in black ink, on a paper label glued to backboard |
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Inscriptions"1814," in graphite, on paper label; "Sarah Hodges / 1814" and "Hope," in gold on glass mat; Wr[ought] / By Sarah Hodges / 1814," in ink, on back of frame |
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ProvenanceSarah Hodges, Providence, Rhode Island, 1814. Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts |
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Associated namesSarah Hodges |
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BibliographyBetty Ring, "Peter Grinnell and Son: Merchant-Craftsmen of Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 117, no. 1 (January 1980): 214, 215, fig. 6, 7. |