Description:
Needlework done in wool and silk embroidery on linen, certainly based on one or more engravings of "Rebecca at the Well." This finely-wrought piece combines images and decoration in the 17th century "horror vacui" tradition. The use of three-dimensional stitches on the lamb is found on several other pieces in HD's collection.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen; polychrome; Silk; Wool

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