British or American, mid 19th century, scene of a young girl teaching a black male servant to write, portrait of Christ hanging above a copy of the Bible, wool on canvas, 17 x 13 in. (sight); painted wood frame,. Notes: Likely a scene inspired from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe published in 1852. Tom and Eva were popular characters from the novel and were often the subject of schoolgirl needleworks from that era.. Provenance: Private Collection fading, abrasions to frame, note verso indicated that the needlework has been refitted with a conservation mount in January 1994.