Caroline, the Heroine of Litchfield

1816

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Julia Ann Thomas and Easton Female Academy, MD

Caroline, the Heroine of Litchfield

Maker: Julia Ann Thomas
School or the Moravian schools at Bethlehem or Lititz, PA or Salem, NC: Easton Female Academy, MD

Caroline, the Heroine of Litchfield

1816

Physical Qualities Silk ground, silk and silk chenille embroidery threads, paint, cotton lining, 17 x 17 in. (43.2 x 43.2 cm.)

Credit Line Friends of the American Wing Fund; and partial gift of John S.H. Chapman, Towson, Maryland

Object Number 2002.178

Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2002; John S.H. Chapman(1919-2008), Towson, MD by descent, 2004; Robert B. Chapman III (1918-2004) and Audrey Frank Chapman (1922-2019), Lutherville, MD by descent, 1974; Mary McCord Chapman (c.1890-1974), Baltimore, MD by descent; Cynthia J. Stevens (c.1889-1975).

Anita Jones, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Lessons Learned: American Schoolgirl Embroideries," November 23, 2014-May 10, 2015.

Anita Jones, "Curator's Choice: Recent Additions to the Textiles Collection, " Baltimore Museum fo Art, Baltimore, Jean and Allan Berman Textile Gallery, April 27 - November 27, 2011 (This work was displayed in the Willowbrook room as part of the exhibition).

Exhibited for three days in Hooper Gallery (17th-early 19th century) during the FOAW's 35th anniversary celebration.

Maine Antique Digest, "Extremely fine Maryland silk embroidery signed "Julia Ann Thomas Easton 1817" "with exceptional watercolor details depicting Caroline, the Heroine of Litchfield, " Section: Mid-Week in Manchester, August 7 and 8, 2002, in advertisement from M. Finkel & Daughter, Philadelphia, PA. , "America's Leading Antique Sampler and Needlework Dealer," p. 21-C.

Inscribed: The silk embroidery is signed in script in black ink across bottom, 'Easton', 'JULIA . ANN', '18/17', 'THOMAS's', 'Work'.