Object number1997.7.172

Pictorial Needlework

Daten.d.

Artist English (English)

CultureEuropean?

MediumSilk embroidery with gilt-paper, gilt, and metallic thread on textile

DimensionsComposition: 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (19 x 16.5 cm)
Framed (oval): 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Credit LineTransfer from Vassar College Libraries, Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection

On View

Not on view

Period18th c / 19th c

Classification(s)

Vassar Exhibitions

Between The Lines: Innovation and Expression in Women's Sewing Samplers

DescriptionAn angel, Gabriel, extends a branch towards Mary, on right, who is kneeling with a book before her. A sunburst shape in an area of blue sky is above the figures, extending towards Mary, and they are surrounded by a gilt-thread border with flower shaped details.

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