This is an antique American schoolgirl framed silk embroidery piece with an incredibly detailed patriotic scene after the original engraving by Edward Savage (American, 1761-1817) titled "Liberty: In the form of the Goddess of Youth, giving Support to the Bald Eagle". The frame is labeled with the name of the artist and her age: Catherine Munson, Aged 10 Years and 6 Months. On the paper backing, there is a handwritten note indicating the same. The allegorical scene depicts Liberty, represented by a maiden in the form of the goddess Hebe, offering a cup to an eagle descending from the upper left. With her right foot she treads on chains, a scepter, a key, and other implements of tyranny. Behind her, the clouds of war are erupting with lightning to drive the British fleet from Boston Harbor. The United States flag can be seen emerging from the war clouds, topped with a Phrygian cap: a representation of freedom and the pursuit of liberty.

Catherine Munson married Robert Milham Hartley (1796 - 1881), a co-founder of the New York State Temperance Movement. Together they had 10 children including Marcellus Hartley (1827 - 1902), an arms dealer and merchant. He was appointed as an agent by the Union Army to purchase guns from Europe during the American Civil War. He later manufactured cartridges for breech-loading guns and owned the Remington Arms Company.

The framed embroidery is accompanied by the February 1971 edition of Antiques Magazine, which references the work of art by Edward Savage.
The frame is 232 1/2 x 30 1/2" and the sight is 26 1/2 x 24 1/2"

Toning and some instance of foxing/staining. Some wear to the reverse painted details on the edges of the embroidery. There are a few areas of stretching of the fabric. Scattered wear and losses to the giltwood gesso frame.