Needlework

Object number
01.159
Creator
Munroe, Sally
Date
1790 – 1795
Description
Balch-style, flowered border, central panel with verse. Adam and Eve (popular in New England), house with many figures, yard with carriage. Verse reads, "With (love) she is queen ye American fair to adorn your mind bend all your care". Stitches: tent, cross, queen, embroidery - satin, flat. Worked at the school of Mary ("Polly") Balch, Providence, RI See: Bolton & Coe, p. 65.
Subjects
Mary Balch's School (Providence, RI)
Related People & Organizations
Munro, Sally (associated)