Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Wallhanging |
Object ID # |
1975.71.1 |
Other Name |
Needlework Wallhanging |
Title |
Needlework wallhanging, "Nearer my God to Thee" |
Place of Origin |
Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1887 |
Year Range to |
1890 |
Material |
Wood, paper, wool |
Dimensions |
H-15.25 W-28.5 inches |
Description |
Wallhanging -oblong, framed needlework done on punched paper, with text, in wool thread: "Nearer my God to Thee." (now light blue). "Country Victorian" style frame. |
Provenance |
Needlework made by Elizabeth G. Bean Halteman (1856-1941) of Skippack Township, and given to her brother Warren G. Bean (1866-1949) as a wedding gift in 1887 when he married Annie Kulp. Passed down in the family to their daughter Mary K. Bean (the donor). |
Source |
Gift of Mary K. Bean |
People |
Bean, Warren G., 1866-1949 Bean, Anna W. Kulp, 1865-1944 Halteman, Elizabeth G. Bean, 1856-1941 |