Abraham and Isaac
Object ID:
Locust Lawn
Category:
Made by Students
Medium:
Wool on canvas
Held at:
The Locust Grove Estate and Locust Lawn Farm
Description:
Canvas work depicting Abraham and Isaac executed by one of the Bevier sisters who attended the Litchfield Female Academy. The needlework embroidery is executed in wool on canvas. The scene shows an elderly man in a red robe kneeling and holding his son. A knife lays on the ground next to them with a ram/ A fire burns behind them.
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