A Rare Laidwork Embroidered Picture, Dover, New Hampshire

Unknown

Year

1750

Medium

wool and silk threads on linen, depicting a lush flowering landscape with flying birds over a scene of gentleman in a salmon jacket sitting on a tree stump, holding a crook as he shepherds his flock of four sheep with the help of a running dog in the background and another seated dog in the foreground while a lady in a pink dress, black gloves, white apron, and tiara sits on a grassy knoll and picks fruit from a tree placing it in the blue basket on her lap

Size

24.13 × 39.37 cm

Category

Textiles