Stumpwork Embroidery
Stumpwork Embroidery

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Stumpwork Embroidery,

1658

British
y1970-8

Information

Title
Stumpwork Embroidery
Dates

1658

Medium
Embroidery on white satin backed with linen
Dimensions
47 x 66 cm (18 1/2 x 26 in.) frame: 51 x 69.5 x 4 cm (20 1/16 x 27 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Professor J. Clarence Davies III
Object Number
y1970-8
Inscription
Dated, around figures: 1658; On either side of oval, center: “M” and “S”;
Culture
British
Type
textiles
Materials
linen (material), satin
Techniques
embroidering
Subject
figures (representations), birds, butterflies, rabbits, moons, suns, cats, caterpillars, flowers (plants)

Family of Professor J. Clarence Davies III; 1970 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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