Picture, Needlework
- Object Name:
- Picture, Needlework
- Object ID:
- 1928.008.14
- Date:
- 1840-1900
- Description:
- Needlework picture. Canvaswork embroidery of a cherub holding a tambourine, seated on a scrolled Renaissance Revival flourish. Berlin [merino] woolwork on linen canvas. The cherub is draped as required for modesty. He is worked in cream, beige, and brown tent stitches, while the background is solid red tent stitching, at eleven stitches to the inch. The linen canvas is tacked to a thin wooden board. Molded walnut frame with molded gilt liner.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-17.3 W-16 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ida M. Redington
- People:
- Redington, Ida M. (1856-1931)
- Subjects:
- Cherubs
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