"Stitch! Stitch! Stitch!"

• Artist: Karl L. H. Mueller (Designer)
• Medium: Terra cotta
• Geographical Location: New York City, New York, USA
• Dates: late 19th century
• Dimensions: 21 1/2 x 12 x 14 1/2 in. (54.6 x 30.5 x 36.8 cm)
• Markings: Incised on proper right side of wooden box upon which woman sits: "UPW / 1873 [?]" Incised on front of base: "STITCH! STITCH! STITCH!"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: nno inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 36, Shelf G
• Accession Number: 68.87.59
• Image: 68.87.59_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Terra cotta figure of a tired young woman, ovoid base. She sits on wooden box with a shirt draped over her lap and her hands clasped around her knees; a pair of scissors and a spool of thread are at her feet. Inspired by the poem "The Song of the Shirt" by Thomas Hood. Condition: Base cracked and has a bad chip on the front.