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AN ENGLISH TENT STITCH EMBROIDERED PICTURE
Mid-17th Century
Worked with the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael, a fortified castle in the distance, a pool with carp and ducks in the foreground, the hillocky ground scattered with stylised floral sprigs, a stag, rabbit, parrot and insects, an angel and birds in the sky above, framed and glazed, probably a cushion cover
18 in. x 13 in. (47 cm. x 34 cm.)
Mid-17th Century
Worked with the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael, a fortified castle in the distance, a pool with carp and ducks in the foreground, the hillocky ground scattered with stylised floral sprigs, a stag, rabbit, parrot and insects, an angel and birds in the sky above, framed and glazed, probably a cushion cover
18 in. x 13 in. (47 cm. x 34 cm.)
Literature
Compare Figure 66, Plate 42, The Irwin Untermyer Collection, which shows a contemporary embroidery worked after the same source.