"Winter" Needlework Picture

Hannah Robinson

1819 · Silk and chenille embroidery threads on silk · The American Wing

Completed in February of 1819, this striking Pennsylvania needlework picture is unique among Federal samplers in its spare and poignant depiction of a winter landscape. The simple composition suggests that the maker drew her own design, perhaps even her own house, rather than copying it from a published engraving or drawing book.

Artist

Hannah Robinson

Date

1819

Medium

Silk and chenille embroidery threads on silk

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Elizabeth B. Dater and Wm. Mitchell Jennings Jr. Gift, in honor of Morrison H. Heckscher and Amelia Peck, 2013