Embroidered picture
date: label: Date
content: 1650–1700
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Abraham and the three angels showing the angels announcing to Abraham that Sarah will bear a son in her old age, while Sarah laughs derisively from the doorway of the tent. Source for Abraham and the angels: Engraving by Gerard de Jode (1521-1591) after Martin de Vos (1531-1603). Thesarus sacrarum historiae vereris testament: Antwerp 1585. A rockery, pool with fishes, dog, stag, birds, sun and distant castle are also included.
place: label: made in
content: England
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Anonymous Donor from the Fraser/Martin Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1976-100-11
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Embroidered picture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk and metal wrapped silk on linen Technique: tent, couching, padded couching, stem and knotting on plain weave linen canvas. Counted stitches.
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 30 x 40 cm (11 13/16 x 15 3/4 in.)