Book Cover for Book of Psalms, Prayers, and Hymns

England

europeancarolinestuartcharles I periodtextileneedlework (visual works)

Date

17th century

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in plaited braid and tent stitches; raised darning

Dimensions

9.8 × 6.4 cm (2 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe to the Needlework and Textile Guild

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