Needlework Picture Depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Artwork Details

Date

17th century, c. 1640

Medium

Silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk floss and frisé yarns, gilt-metal purl, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, metal pieces, and paillettes in detached chain, running, satin, split and tied herringbone stitches; laid work, couching, and padded couching

Culture

England

Dimensions

843 × 637 px

Public Domain

Yes

Museum Record

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