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1613 (made)
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Silk embroidery on linen in petit point and French knots. The front side depicts the sacrfice of Isaac; the back depicts Jonah and the whale. On front, back, and spine are stem borders with flowers, fruit, and insects.
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Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on linen |
Brief description | Embroidered in silk on linen in petit point, depicting the sacrifice of Isaac and Jonah and the whale; English, 1613. |
Physical description | Silk embroidery on linen in petit point and French knots. The front side depicts the sacrfice of Isaac; the back depicts Jonah and the whale. On front, back, and spine are stem borders with flowers, fruit, and insects. |
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Object history | Purchased from Messrs. Delomosne & Son, with money from the Bryan Bequest Funds. Registered file no. 1929/8466. Contains a Bible of 1610 and Book of Common Prayer of 1611. |
Historical context | See T.143-1962 for details of design source. Jonah and the whale: woodcut by Jost Amman, (1539-1591) in Neue Biblischen Figuren. Frankfurt-am-Main: 1564. Abraham and Isaac: engraving by Petrus de Jode (1570-1634), in Metropolitan Museum, NYC? |
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Accession number | T.134-1929 |
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Record created | March 8, 2007 |
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