Medium: silk, cotton, metal yarn Technique: embroidered and painted
Dimensions:
H x W x D (object): 21.6 × 31.8 × 1.6 cm (8 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 5/8 in.)
H x W (framed): 34.2 × 44.3 × 4.1 cm (13 7/16 × 17 7/16 × 1 5/8 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Embroidered picture
Made in:
Europe
Date:
ca. 1825
Description:
Chenille silkwork picture of a male harpist playing by a tree. Sky and clouds are painted with silk thread in long stitches used for the lake. Raised trunk of tree and leaves are in chenille thread.
