Scarlet Quince BEN002 Cradling Wheat by Thomas Hart Benton Counted Cross Stitch Chart- Regular Size Symbols

A counted cross stitch pattern of three men and a boy harvesting wheat by hand on a sunny summer day on a hillside. The Wheatfield is bordered by a few stray wildflowers and bands of trees. They are using cradles and scythes to gather and cut the wheat, which is then tied into shocks and stacked. This method of harvesting wheat had been almost completely replaced by machinery by the time the picture was painted (1938). This pattern is solidly stitched. Art T. H. Benton and R. P. Benton Testamentary Trusts/UMB Bank Trustee/Licensed by VAGA, New York NY/1938, tempera and oil on board, 30.7 x 37.7 Inch Any color fabric may be used.