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Embroidered picture
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Embroidered picture

Unknown · ca. 1650 · Medium: silk, wool, metal sequins, seed beads, mica, and metal thread Technique: embroidered on satin weave

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

About this work

Stumpwork picture of a woman standing under an arched canopy of flowers. Background has trees, flowers, a large building, and various insects. Rocks, grass, and small hills fill the foreground.

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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