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Needlework Coat of Arms

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1801

GUSN

GUSN-11028

Description

Framed needlework coat of arms of the Little family. Worked on golden (off-white) silk ground; shows shield with a cross, profiled helmet above, crest of head with crossed palms/stalks by the inscription- in the manner of John Coles Sr. under reverse-painted glass with a black and gold edge; in original gessoed and gilded wooden frame. The family inscription reads "BY THE/NAME OF/LITTLE". Colors include:gold, red, 2 blues, and brown. Needlework on satin.

Details

Descriptive Terms

coats of arms
reverse painting on glass (image-making)
brass (alloy)
gesso
gilding
glass (material)
wood (plant material)
heraldry
needlework (visual works)
Silk
Embroidered
Reverse Painted
Gilded
Picture, Needlework

Inscription

Typed on a NFL jelly label on the reverse of the frame: Wrought by/Abigail Little/of Newburyport/at Bradford/Academy about/1800 . On a brass plaque reads: LITTLE COAT OF ARMS/WORKED BY/ABIGAIL LITTLE 1787-1871 . In ink on a paper backing, giving decent of Abigail from George and Alice (Poor) Little of Newbury. George Little D.1693 Alice Poor Moses Little B.1657 D.1691 Lydia Coffin Moses Little B.1691 D.1780 M.1716 Sarah Jaques Moses Little B.1724 D.1798 M.1743 AbigailBailey Moses Little B.1767 D.1857 M.1786 Eliz. Dummer Abigail Little B.1787 D.1871

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

People and Organizations

Mr. Moses Little
Mrs. Elizabeth Dummer Little

Maker

Little, Abigail, 1787-1871 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Newburyport, MA, USA

Dimensions

20 1/4 x 16 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1285.1

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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