Embroidered Picture
1637 (made)
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Embroidered panel depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds worked in silk, silver, and silver-gilt thread on linen in long and short, split, brick, and satin stitches and couched work.
On the right sits the Virgin on a heap of hay, the Christ Child beside her. Behind her are Joseph and St. Anne. Behind Joseph's shoulder can be seen the heads of the ox and the ass. On the left are three shepherds, the one in front kneeling on a cushion. At the top are clouds, opening and shedding golden light downwards, and revealing the figures of two cherubs. All the colours are very subdued.
On the right sits the Virgin on a heap of hay, the Christ Child beside her. Behind her are Joseph and St. Anne. Behind Joseph's shoulder can be seen the heads of the ox and the ass. On the left are three shepherds, the one in front kneeling on a cushion. At the top are clouds, opening and shedding golden light downwards, and revealing the figures of two cherubs. All the colours are very subdued.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, silver, and silver-gilt thread embroidery on linen |
| Brief description | Embroidered by Edmund Harrison depicting Adoration of the Shepherds; England; 1637. |
| Physical description | Embroidered panel depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds worked in silk, silver, and silver-gilt thread on linen in long and short, split, brick, and satin stitches and couched work. On the right sits the Virgin on a heap of hay, the Christ Child beside her. Behind her are Joseph and St. Anne. Behind Joseph's shoulder can be seen the heads of the ox and the ass. On the left are three shepherds, the one in front kneeling on a cushion. At the top are clouds, opening and shedding golden light downwards, and revealing the figures of two cherubs. All the colours are very subdued. |
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| Credit line | Murray Bequest |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File no. 1930/7836. |
| Historical context | Companion panel, The Adoration of the Magi, submitted at the same time (neg. 28989). |
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| Accession number | T.147-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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