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Millsent Connor

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored fabric with a decorative border featuring a zigzag pattern and leaf-like shapes. A brick building with a white door and stairs on the left side, three rows of three windows on the front, with two chimneys on the roof. A person in a white dress standing on the doorstep. A curved green line to the right extends from the top to the bottom, with a large tree on the right. A person and dog on the right side near the top. A waterfall-like design from the curved green line. A smaller building on the left side near the top. A row of scalloped shapes and clouds across the top. A person and bird on a hill near the top center. A deer near the bottom center. The text reads "millsent connor her work aged ten becom 1727".

Artwork details

Date:
1799
Medium:
Silk embroidery on linen
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 484 px
Museum record:
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