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Embroidered picture
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Embroidered picture

Unknown · ca. 1650 · Medium: linen, silk, seed pearls Technique: stumpwork with embroidery; raised, tent, rococo (Queen), satin, bullion stitches, and needle lace

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Stumpwork picture of Abraham and Hagar depicts a castle, house, and tent with multiple figures telling the Biblical story. A deep border is filled with animals, birds, insects, and flowers. Three-dimensional, raised details appear throughout.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
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Embroidery (visual works)
Credit lineEmbroidered picture. ca. 1650. Unknown. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Marsha Carson. CC0.
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