1704
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1704
- Identifier
- 38.1140
- Transfer of custody
- MFA Boston
- Acquisition
- 1938, gift of Philip Lehman (b. 1861 - d. 1947), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1938) / Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
- Collection
- Technique
- Embroidery 93%
- Embroidery 99%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 83%
- Floral motif 83%
- Dimension
- 61.5 cm (height)40.5 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Ground: light neutral linen, very ragged with right hand upper corner gone. Design: a wreath enclosing a monogram surmounted by a crown and the date 1704 and a sprinkling of flowers and birds, below this a landscape with a fountain, a shepherd and a shepherdess, and at the bottom three rows of small rectangles filled with conventional all-over patterns worked, in colored silks (several shades of green, blue, pink and violet) and tarnished metal thread.
