Charlotte Brontë needlepoint flower study, approximately 1840
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Summary
- Creator:
- Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
- Abstract:
- Decorative needlepoint flower study on a cream background, possibly worked in wool thread, of a white lily at top, with light pink accents on leaves and blue stamen, surrounded by five green and blue-green leaves. At lower left is a deep pink peony with white accents, surrounded by three green and brown leaves with veins in brown and blue. At lower right is a red carnation, with pink and brown petal edges. It is surrounded by a carnation bud, and two green leaves with veins in brown and blue. Brontë completed the piece around 1840. It was placed underneath a green velvet mat with oval center opening measuring 11 x 14 cm, then enclosed in a wooden frame 25 x 31 cm, which was painted gold, then "antiqued" on three sides. In hand-painted black lettering on gold paint at the bottom of the frame appears the statement, "Sampler by Charlotte Bronte," although the work is not a sampler.
- Extent:
- 0.9 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11062
Background
- Scope and content:
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Decorative needlepoint flower study on a cream background, possibly worked in wool thread, of a white lily at top, with light pink accents on leaves and blue stamen, surrounded by five green and blue-green leaves. At lower left is a deep pink peony with white accents, surrounded by three green and brown leaves with veins in brown and blue. At lower right is a red carnation, with pink and brown petal edges. It is surrounded by a carnation bud, and two green leaves with veins in brown and blue. Brontë completed the piece around 1840. It was placed underneath a green velvet mat with oval center opening measuring 11 x 14 cm, then enclosed in a wooden frame 25 x 31 cm, which was painted gold, then "antiqued" on three sides. In hand-painted black lettering on gold paint at the bottom of the frame appears the statement, "Sampler by Charlotte Bronte," although the work is not a sampler.
- Biographical / historical:
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Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet.
- Acquisition information:
- The Charlotte Brontë needlepoint flower study was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, October 2015
- Physical facet:
- canvas, thread
- Dimensions:
- ;frame 25 cm, 31 cm, 2 cm
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- General note:
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Accompanied by a description of a separate watercolor flower study Brontë completed during her childhood, photocopied from a 1995 published work.
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