Object Details
- Embroiderer
- Elizabeth Ann Goldin, (American, 1814–1896)
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Embroidered map of New York State, outlining and naming the counties and showing Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. A ten-line text reads:
- Lake Erie is the celebrated scene of Perry's victory Over a British fleet, September 10 1818
- Lake Champlain is celebrated for the victory gained by Macdonough over a British fleet of far superior force, Sept. 11, 1814
- Long Island is the most important island belonging to the State of New York. 140 miles in length and from 10 to 15 broad; contains three counties and numerous flourishing towns, population 67,000
- Population of the State of New York in 1820 was 1,372,812. Albany is the Capital.
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Mrs. Henry E. Coe
- 1829
- Accession Number
- 1941-69-124
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- embroidery & stitching
- Object Name
- Embroidered map
- Type
- Embroidered map
- Medium
- Medium: silk embroidery on wool foundation, pencil Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, chain, back, and four-sided stitches on plain weave foundation Label: wool embroidered with silk in cross, stem, chain, back, and four-sided stitches
- Dimensions
- H x W: 51.5 x 59 cm (20 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
- made in
- New York, New York, USA
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Textiles Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1941-69-124
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b3329b87-73e3-49c3-af3e-e6214b2bbfd2
