Lot 190
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A fine needlework picture embroidered in coloured wools and silks in chain, short, satin, knotting and other stitches, against an ivory wool ground, probably depicting the meeting of Jacob and Rachel at the well--26¾ x 22¾in. (67 x 57cm.), early 18th century, framed and glazed
A fine needlework picture embroidered in coloured wools and silks in chain, short, satin, knotting and other stitches, against an ivory wool ground, probably depicting the meeting of Jacob and Rachel at the well--26¾ x 22¾in. (67 x 57cm.), early 18th century, framed and glazed

Details
A fine needlework picture embroidered in coloured wools and silks in chain, short, satin, knotting and other stitches, against an ivory wool ground, probably depicting the meeting of Jacob and Rachel at the well--26¾ x 22¾in. (67 x 57cm.), early 18th century, framed and glazed
See Colour Plate
Provenance
John Jacoby (1869-1953). Jacoby was born in Manchester, the son of a violinist in the Halle Orchestra. At 18 he was sent to St. Gallen to work for his uncle Leopold Ilke.
Exhibited
Bristol City Art Gallery, The Georgian House, Laces and Embroideries from the Jacoby-Ikle Collection, 25 February - 31 March 1953. Also probably Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester.

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