By Hylah Bevier, American 1795-1874

1813
19” high x 22” wide
2512

This exquisite embroidered picture was made by Hylah Bevier in 1813, when she was a student at the Litchfield Female Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut. Intensive needleworking projects like Bevier’s Blanche and Fitz-James were culminations marking a high point in a girl’s education. Beautifully framed, such objects were cherished and displayed prominently in the home. By depicting this scene of an ill-fated marriage drawn from contemporary literature, Hylah Bevier presented both her impeccable skills in needlework and her understanding of ideal female devotion and the powers of romantic love.