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Needlework (Depicting the Four Seasons)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork details

Date:
c. 1660
Medium:
Silk, satin weave; embroidered with linen, silk, silk-wrapped-metal purl, and gilt-metal purl in bullion, raised and detached, knotted and twisted buttonhole, crossed, raised stem filling and satin stitches; couching, laid work, buttonhole picots, French knots, and embroidered pile; seed pearls and mica
Culture:
England
Dimensions:
8708 × 7800 px
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