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Description:
Framed needlework picture of a shepherdess, two rabbits, three sheep, goat, dog, large bird, house, trees, flowers, man and woman. Pictures like this example, depicting country scenes possibly taken from one or more print sources, are known today as canvaswork, and are executed using a repetitive, diagonal embroidery stitch known as tent stitch. Evidence of the creator's efforts to completely fill the linen (or canvas) gruond using tent stitch can be seen with the patches of diagonal color, which may also be the result of different dye lots. English sources like this, often featuring a reclining shepardess or fishing lady, were the inspiration for Boston examples in the first half of the 18th century.

Tags:
sheep

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