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Embroidered Picture (England)

This is a Embroidered picture. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1975. Its medium is silk and wool embroidery on silk foundation and its technique is embroidered in stem and satin stitches on plain weave foundation; face, hands and sky are painted. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 14 x 19.1 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)

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Embroidered Picture (England); silk and wool embroidery on silk foundation; H x W: 14 x 19.1 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.); 1975-86-20

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