Title
Floral Embroidery, early 1600s. Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Floral Embroidery, early 1600s. Contrasting with previous English work, naturalism and brilliantly coloured silk thread enliven this early 17th-century embroidery that was most likely from a curtain. Decorated with floss (untwisted) silk, flowers and plants including carnation, foxglove, marigold, and thistle, were probably copied from pattern books that were increasingly available for master embroiderers and other artisans. The refined floral sprays are offset in successive rows and repeated every sixth row. Flies, moths, and other insects are scattered among them, and a squirrel sits while eating a hazelnut.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F81_296
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
62,4Mb (4,9Mb) / 16,7in x 14,5in / 5000 x 4360 (300dpi)