Created by
Pring, Sarah Elizabeth
Manufactured by
The Art Place, LLC, American, founded 1975
Tru Vue, American
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, American, 1811 - 1896
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
ca. 1870
Medium
yarn with wood , metal , plaster and glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 22 1/4 × 26 7/16 × 2 5/8 in. (56.5 × 67.1 × 6.7 cm)
Description
A framed needlepoint reproduction of Eva's Forebodings, an illustrated plate from Harriet Beecher Stowe's “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” The needlepoint depicts Uncle Tom and Eva St. Clare seated by a river. There is a sailboat on the right side of the needlepoint and a palm tree on the left. Eva St. Clare wears a white dress and is holding an open book in her lap. Her blond hair is parted at the center and barley ringlets frame her face. Uncle Tom is seated beside her on her proper right side. He is wearing a blue jacket, white shirt, and white pants. A hat rests by his foot. Red needlepoint at the bottom reads [Sarah Eliz.th. Pring.aged / 12yr [inserted above] s [inserted above] / 185[2?] / Eva's forebodings]. The frame is wood, decorated with a plaster molded Baroque motif, and painted in bronze. The needlepoint is covered with glass. The back of the frame is covered with black paper and has picture frame wire stretched across the center. Adhered to the paper is a white paper adhesive label for TruGuard UV protective glass with care and cleaning instructions. A second green adhesive label with gold text has the name and address of the framer, [The Art Place] of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Wolfeboro, Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
needlework (visual works)
Topic
Amusements
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Children
Literature
Ornamentation
Recreation
Segregation
Slavery
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.35
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c47d0c2-1a32-4793-87b8-fd68320451e5

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