Cushion. Hagar and lshmael.
A cushion with the front formed from a complete late 17th century embroidery depicting the story of Hagar and Ishmael’s expulsion by Abraham into the desert. In outstanding condition and retaining the original bright colours.
English Circa 1690.
Size: 43 x 48 cm (17 x 15 ins).
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Rebekah Greeting Eliezer
Eliezer was Abraham's servant and his meeting at the well with Rebekah was a popular needlework subject at the end of the seventeenth and beginning of the eighteenth century, both in raised work and tent stitch. English. Circa 1700.
Framed size: 66 x 60 cm.
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Flight into Egypt
A beautifully worked interpretation of this subject, embroidered in fine wool. Long and short tent stitch detail in silk on the faces of Mary, Joseph and the Christ child.
Framed size: 44 x 32 cm.
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Cope Hood
A fine cope hood with heavy metallic fringed border. The faces and hands of The Virgin and Christchild worked in split stitch, the robes in couched floss silk and gold thread on a gold thread diapered ground. Spanish or Italian. Circa 1580.
Framed size: 71 x 69 cm.
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Raised Work Initialled SC 1661
An outstanding panel depicting two noble figures within an arch of entwined fruiting vines. Another embroidery initialled SC and also dated 1661 is in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. An arbour of fruiting leafy vine also features in that piece. It is likely that both embroideries are by the same person.
Framed size: 46 x 42 cm.
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The Judgement of Solomon
Worked in bright silks with tent stitch on a canvas back cloth. The narrative picture refers to the monarchies supposed ability to govern wisely and with justice. The addition of seed pearls and coral beads to embellish the costumes of all the figures is a clear indication of the social status of the embroiderer. Circa 1670.
Framed size: 69 x 58 cm.
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Hagar and lshmael.
Hagar and Ishmael have been cast into the wilderness but fortunately a helpful angel is pointing to a source of water. Brightly coloured silks and wool. English. Circa 1720.
Framed size: 56 x 59.5 cm. (22.5 x 24 ins.)
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Linen Coif. Circa 1660.
This exceptional and rare example of a ladies coif is embroidered in polychrome silk and metallic thread on a linen ground. Worked in blue, red, pink, yellow, green and ivory silk and silver gilt; drawer string closure.
References: Matching forehead cloth in the victoria and Albert Museum. T.76 - 1911.
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