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Embroidered picture

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Right half of a beadwork picture with a man holding his hat and a lion and part of a building. Windows in building are paper with ink-drawn lines.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
17th century
Credit Line
Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
Medium
Medium: glass beads, pearls, linen, silk thread, paper Technique: beads sewn on plain weave foundation
Dimensions
H x W: 30.5 x 21.6 cm (12 x 8 1/2 in.)
Type
embroidery & stitching
Embroidered picture
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