SAILOR WOOL OF HMS NIOBE
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
In the center of the needlework is a round medallion containing a sloop facing to the left. To the right and left are small islands are there are smaller boats in the foreground. The sky has a few clouds. Surrounding the medallion is a shield and 10 flags. The shield contains the British coat-of-arms surmounted by a rose and a thistle. The flags include an American flag with twenty-eight stars, an Italian flag, and the white and blue navy ensigns of the Royal Navy. Below the medallion is a banderolle with the inscription "18 H.M.S. Niobe 1873." Below the medallion and flags is a rose with a spray of thistles extending to the right and a spray of laurel extending to the left. The background is primarily gray. Around the sides and at the top is embroidered a simulated gold drapery with tassels and fringe. This is in an antique wooden frame.
- Object name:
- SAILOR WOOL OF HMS NIOBE
- Made from:
- Wool
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 1873
- Size:
- 36.5 × 44.5 cm (14 3/8 × 17 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 43.23
- Class:
- NEEDLEWORK
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION; COAT OF ARMS 18 HMS Niobe 73; on shield: British Royal coat of arms
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973