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Stumpwork picture

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1650

GUSN

GUSN-26151

Description

Rectangular picture of a woman surrounded by 2 Tudor roses, two trees w/ flowers and foliage. Birds, snails, and worms. Bead necklace. Molded frame may be original.

Details

Descriptive Terms

embroidery (visual works)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
cotton (textile)
silk (textile)
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Tudor rose
figure- and animal-derived motifs
women (female humans)
Silk
Cotton
Beaded
Woman
Rose
Foliage
PICTURE

Inscription

Label on back: ""Needlework picture/ Period Charles II"" Something else below illegible and crossed out.

Associated Building

Gilman Garrison House (Exeter, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7.75 x 10 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of William Perry Dudley

Accession Number

1966.1405

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