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Embroidered Picture

ca. 1660 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Picture of embroidered linen canvas with coloured silks in tent, long and short, rococo, satin, split, outline and needlepoint stitches and couched work. Lady in an arbour holding a flower. Smaller figure of a lady playing a lute on the left and a gentleman smoking a pipe on the right. Landscape with plants, animals, birds, insects, building and a rainbow.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered linen canvas with coloured silks
Brief description
Picture of embroidered linen canvas with coloured silks, England, ca. 1660
Physical description
Picture of embroidered linen canvas with coloured silks in tent, long and short, rococo, satin, split, outline and needlepoint stitches and couched work. Lady in an arbour holding a flower. Smaller figure of a lady playing a lute on the left and a gentleman smoking a pipe on the right. Landscape with plants, animals, birds, insects, building and a rainbow.
Dimensions
  • Width: 17.5in
  • Height: 23in
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sir Frederick Richmond, Bt
Collection
Accession number
T.49-1954

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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