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Description: | An embroidered tent stitch picture or panel depicting the sacrifice of Isaac with Abraham holding a sword aloft and an angel intervening from the clouds to prevent him killing his son. A nearby sheep presents the alternative sacrifice. Typical of English domestic needlework from the Restoration period, with emblems from nature such as a large palm tree and several outsized snails joining the tableau. Some 90% finished.
Technique: embroidering
Technique: stumpwork
Material: satin
Material: silk
Embroidered picture 1660s
Embroidered picture 1660s - detail | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.64497 | Go to resource |
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