Framed needlework coat of arms on silk satin with silk and metallic threads. Foliate forms in cream, gold, green and red silk threads surround a central shield rendered in black silk and metallic threads. Shield surmounted by helmet and lion. Shield depicts March family coat of arms on the left, a gold cross between four lions' heads, and the Osgood family coat of arms on the right, three red sheaves of wheat on metallic silver ground. Square frame with wood veneer, carved inner and outer edges are painted gold.
needlework (visual works)
silk (textile)
coat of arms elements
Picture, Needlework
FD015
Possibly March, Dorcas, 1746-1820 (Embroiderer)
24 x 21 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.3596
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