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EMBROIDERY
EMBROIDERY

EMBROIDERY

Dimensions1.5 x 27.5 x 22.5 cm (9/16 x 10 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Object numberHF.16.02.2
DescriptionA framed embroidery with the figure of a woman at the center wearing a wide skirt and holding a shepherd’s hook with a pink flower near the top. On either side of the figure are a variety of wide leafed trees, green grass and blue, yellow, pink and purple flowers. On both the right and left is a small white lamb with a blue bow around its neck. The background is plain linen/cotton backing. The embroidery is in a thin wooden frame which has a slightly raised boarder and a single circular nail in each corner and glass at the center. The back is brown cardboard with white tape around the outer edge. Two eyelet screws are at the center of each side through which is threaded a plastic-coated wire.
QUILT
Prince Edward Island
1985
FAMILY TREE
19th Century
TYPEWRITER
Canadian
c. 1950s
CRECHE
Canadian
c. 1970
JACKET
Mi'kmaq
c. 1900
WALL HANGING
Prince Edward Island
2001