Needlework

NameEmbroidered Picture

Artist or maker Frederica and Suzanna (?) Wickstrom

CultureSwedish

Date1802

Cultural Region if different than place madeScandinavia

Place madeSweden, Europe

MediumSatin, paint, silk

DimensionsHeight 21 x Width 21 1/2 in. (53.34 x 54.61 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.63

Object numberA.1955.86.63 SC

Collections

DescriptionPainting on satin embroidered with silk. Woman seated beneath a tree surrounded by sheep, a dog, and two larger, out of scale birds. There are houses in the background. Painted inscription in black and the date "1802" across the bottom. It is mounted on conservation mount that was used for display in Handmade Planet.