Needlework Picture Depicting Two Figures
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Needlework Picture Depicting Two Figures

TitleNeedlework Picture Depicting Two Figures
ArtistEngland
Date1698 17th century
MediumSilk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in tent stitches and embroidered with silk, linen, gilt-metal strips, wires, purl, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in bullion, cross, satin, and stem stitches; raised work in a variety of buttonhole, raised stem, and trellis stitches with buttonhole and bullion picots; couching and embroidered cut pile; embellished with seed pearls and glass beads
Classificationtextile
OriginEngland England
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit linePurchased with funds provided by Mrs. Potter Palmer II through the Needlework and Textile Guild
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Needlework Picture Depicting Two Figures” is a work by England, dated 1698. It is executed in silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in tent stitches and embroidered with silk, linen, gilt-metal strips, wires, purl, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in bullion, cross, satin, and stem stitches; raised work in a variety of buttonhole, raised stem, and trellis stitches with buttonhole and bullion picots; couching and embroidered cut pile; embellished with seed pearls and glass beads and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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