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Picture, silk
Silk embroidered picture of a woman with basket of flowers on her head holding child by the hand. Tree to the left, house in background. Black mount gilt edge, in gilt frame.
This is a popular type of embroidered picture, usually copied from engravings and often worked in pairs, produced by professional embroiderers in the late 18th and early 19th century.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
63.39.6
Historical Associations
Association Type:
Date: 1810 (circa)
Creation/Production
Role: Embroiderer
Period: 1810 (circa)
Acquisition
Bequest
Measurements
Length
(mm): 390
Width
(mm): 333
Depth
(mm): 33
Techniques
Embroidery
Material
Silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
Classification
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