Panel
1640-1670 (made)
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Object Type
Lace-making developed in England during the 16th century in response to the growth in personal wealth and to changes in fashionable dress. Needle lace, still then seen as a branch of embroidery, was made in professional workshops in London. But through the teaching of embroidery as a domestic skill with needle lace stitches in the repertoire, lace was also made at home, for the decoration of household linen, clothing and other objects. This panel may have been intended for the side of a casket.
Design & Designing
The most popular subjects for the needlework pictures and panels to which this lace is closely related, were scenes from the Old Testament and classical mythology, or the representation in human form of the virtues and the senses, the elements and the seasons. Figures might be copied directly from their original pictorial sources, but were often updated with fashionable clothes and hairstyles.
Subject Depicted
The lace panel tells a the story of the Judgement of King Solomon, from the Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Bible. Two women came to the King, both claiming to be the mother of a baby boy they brought before him. In his wisdom Solomon gave the order for the baby to be cut in half, thus letting the true mother be revealed as the one who would rather give up her child than see him harmed.
Lace-making developed in England during the 16th century in response to the growth in personal wealth and to changes in fashionable dress. Needle lace, still then seen as a branch of embroidery, was made in professional workshops in London. But through the teaching of embroidery as a domestic skill with needle lace stitches in the repertoire, lace was also made at home, for the decoration of household linen, clothing and other objects. This panel may have been intended for the side of a casket.
Design & Designing
The most popular subjects for the needlework pictures and panels to which this lace is closely related, were scenes from the Old Testament and classical mythology, or the representation in human form of the virtues and the senses, the elements and the seasons. Figures might be copied directly from their original pictorial sources, but were often updated with fashionable clothes and hairstyles.
Subject Depicted
The lace panel tells a the story of the Judgement of King Solomon, from the Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Bible. Two women came to the King, both claiming to be the mother of a baby boy they brought before him. In his wisdom Solomon gave the order for the baby to be cut in half, thus letting the true mother be revealed as the one who would rather give up her child than see him harmed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Needle lace, with seed pearls and glass beads |
| Brief description | Panel, made of lace, depicting the Judgement of Solomon, British, 1625-1675 |
| Physical description | Needle-lace picture with pearls and beads depicting the Judgement of Solomon. The king is seated within a tent, before him are the two women and the child; to the left is a soldier holding the child in one hand and a sword in another. All figures are shown in contemporary Jacobean dress. |
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| Gallery label | British Galleries:
This intricate panel depicts the Biblical story of King Solomon, testing the maternal love of two women who claimed the same child. The skills of the maker are highlighted in the special stitches and padding which help to create the three-dimensional areas of this panel. This is sometimes called raised work.(27/03/2003) |
| Object history | Made in England. Part of Sydney Vacher's collection of lace. This collection was on loan to the museum from 1903, the first portion, including this piece, was purchased by the museum in 1912, and the remaining objects in 1913. [From Original Paperwork] |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Judgement of Solomon |
| Summary | Object Type Lace-making developed in England during the 16th century in response to the growth in personal wealth and to changes in fashionable dress. Needle lace, still then seen as a branch of embroidery, was made in professional workshops in London. But through the teaching of embroidery as a domestic skill with needle lace stitches in the repertoire, lace was also made at home, for the decoration of household linen, clothing and other objects. This panel may have been intended for the side of a casket. Design & Designing The most popular subjects for the needlework pictures and panels to which this lace is closely related, were scenes from the Old Testament and classical mythology, or the representation in human form of the virtues and the senses, the elements and the seasons. Figures might be copied directly from their original pictorial sources, but were often updated with fashionable clothes and hairstyles. Subject Depicted The lace panel tells a the story of the Judgement of King Solomon, from the Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Bible. Two women came to the King, both claiming to be the mother of a baby boy they brought before him. In his wisdom Solomon gave the order for the baby to be cut in half, thus letting the true mother be revealed as the one who would rather give up her child than see him harmed. |
| Other number | 1913/1698 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.317-1912 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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