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Embroidered Picture

1725-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Picture on embroidered canvas with wool and silk threads in shades of cream, green, yellow, blue, brown, red, pink and black in tent stitch. With a pastoral scene containing a lady and gentleman in court dress standing beneath a tree. In the foreground are sheep, lambs and cows. In the sky are banks of clouds and birds. In a walnut frame, with floral paper backing.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered canvas with wool and silk threads, walnut, paper
Brief description
Picture on embroidered canvas with wool and silk threads, in a wooden frame, England, 1725-1750
Physical description
Picture on embroidered canvas with wool and silk threads in shades of cream, green, yellow, blue, brown, red, pink and black in tent stitch. With a pastoral scene containing a lady and gentleman in court dress standing beneath a tree. In the foreground are sheep, lambs and cows. In the sky are banks of clouds and birds. In a walnut frame, with floral paper backing.
Dimensions
  • Length: 25in
  • Length: 63.5cm
  • Width: 21.25in
  • Width: 54cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Henry C. Game
Collection
Accession number
T.260-1966

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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