Embroidered Picture

Elizabeth Jefferis

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a square piece of fabric with a peach-colored background. The fabric features a floral design with a variety of flowers and leaves in shades of red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. Two birds are present in the design, one on the left and one on the right, both perched on stems with leaves and flowers. The flowers and leaves are intricately stitched, with some featuring multiple colors. The bottom of the fabric has a wavy line with a brown and gold design. In the top-left corner, there is embroidered text that reads "MARY KETTONS ZIS PICTURED". The fabric is bordered by a thin red line, and the background behind it is gray. The artist's name is Elizabeth Jefferis. The title of the piece is "Embroidered Picture".