Embroidered picture with The Proclamation of Solomon

Details

• Title

  Embroidered picture with The Proclamation of Solomon

• Associated place

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  mid-17th century

• Material and technique

  silk, linen and metal threads, coral or cornelian beads, hair, peacock feathers, pearls, transparent film (replacing lost mica) and silk satin fabric on linen; appliqué, detached needlepoint, laid and couched work, raised work, stem stitch and tent

• Object type

  textile

• Dimensions

  36 x 48 cm (height x width)
  mount 43 x 55 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 5 | Textiles

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1947.191.313

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