Medium: silk, metal threads, paper Technique: painted, metal threads laid on parchment or paper with wax
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.3 x 5.5 cm (2 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Mock embroidered picture
Made in:
Italy
Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Small picture, framed, and under glass. Shows figure of woman, kneeling before an altar, while an angel bends over her, pointing an arrow at her breast. Above, dove descending on rays of light. whole in architectural frame with canopy above. Embroidered in colored silks and some metal thread; appears to be laid work on a paper foundation. Faces and hands of engraved paper. Below: "S. Teresa da Jesus."
