Queen and Tent Stitch Needlework Picture
British, late 17th c.
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embroidered picture, rich in materials, details, and workmanship,
exemplifies the high quality of seventeenth-century English needlework.
Silk tent stitch embroidery is used to depict the woman's stole
of ermine, sumptuous floral gown with a lining of red and white
checks, and stylish shoes striped red and white. The landscape is
worked in queen stitch, while the white silk background is embroidered
in a fine diamond pattern. The serpent twisted around the woman's
right wrist reveals her role as a symbolic figure, although her
identity is uncertain.
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