Embroidery "Contraband 1862"

• Medium: Paper, wool
• Geographical Location: New York, USA
• Dates: 1862
• Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (24.1 x 18.7 cm) Frame: 16 x 13 7/8 in. (40.6 x 35.2 cm)
• Markings: Unmarked
• Signature: Unsigned
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 44, Dwr. A
• Accession Number: L2006.5
• Image: L2006.5_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2007

Catalogue Description:
A partially finished embroidery on a paper support depicting a black female figure in a red costume kneeling in a landscape in supplication at the proper left, a palm tree with a monkey at proper right. Below is embroidered: "Contraband 1862."