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Needlework picture

GUSN

GUSN-171403

Description

Embroidered silk with an elephant and people encased in a gold painted wood frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

silk (fiber)
frames (ornament areas)
needlework (visual works)
silk (fiber)
wood (plant material)
embroidery (visual works)
Picture, Needlework

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

FD055

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6 3/8 x 7 3/8 x 13/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1448

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