1745, Germany

1745, Germany

Identifier
95.1122
Transfer of custody
MFA Boston
Acquisition
Gift of James William Paige to MFA, 1895 / Gift of James William Paige
Collection
Technique
Dimension
109.5 cm (height)
26.3 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

White linen embroidered with colored silks. In the middle are Adam and Eve on each side of a tree. Above are angels, animals, flowers, conventional forms, and a wreath enclosing a crown, the initials "C.W.H.G." and the date 1745. Below are a man, two women, a child, animals, birds, flowers, letters and numbers. Stitches: cross, Italian cross, long-armed cross, Montenegrin cross, two-sided Italian cross