Maker
Mary Ann (Tipple) Crocheron American, c. 1816–1888
CultureAmerican
Titles
- David Playing before Saul
Date1852
Made inBastrop, Texas, United States
MediumLinen and wool
Dimensions24 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (61.3 × 43.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Roy M. Needham
Object numberB.91.21
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
The terms "Berlin wool work" and "tapestry embroidery" were used interchangeably well into the twentieth century. This picture's composition is classically inspired interior with drapery swags pulled back above their heads. King Saul is seated, with a servant nearby, while David stands before him playing a harp.
Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenanceBy descent in Crocheron family to Roy M. Needham, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition HistoryBy descent in Crocheron family to Mr. Roy M. Needham.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed at bottom: Mrs Crocheron. David Playing before Saul. March. 1852
[no marks]
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