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Small panel: Spray of pears for applique work
English
late 16th or early 17th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen; Silk; Wool, silk tent stitched embroidered on linen
Dimensions
17.2 x 17.5 cm (6 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.172 x 0.75 m
Credit Line
Gift of Sir Leigh Ashton
Accession Number49.1899
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSmall square piece; natural-colored linen canvas with design of spray of pears worked with polychrome silks in tent stitch; much of black rotted away.