Needlework picture

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Needlework picture

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.261

Description

Panel of canvaswork worked in wool and silk thread in the tent stitch depicting the biblical scene Moses in the bullrushes: tall woman in fine dress (Bithiah) and two female attendants watch as a female servant kneels to pick up a baby (Moses) floating in a basket at the edge of a stream; the landscape contains a dog, a bird and a butterfly plus buildings, including a castle, a bridge; all situated among rolling hills, trees and other foliage.

Artwork Details

Medium

silk, Wool, Linen, Silk, wool, linen

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

26-1/8 in

Width

23 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 26 1/8 x 23 in. (66.4 x 58.4 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Very slight tearing lower right corner.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.119 - Pole screen - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

The large female figure is Bithiah, the daughter of the Pharoah; Moses's mother was Miriam. Note: The well-proportioned figures and trees are often associated with English work, but not exclusively - Susan Swan, Wintherthur Museum.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Needlework mounted to pole screen (VC.58.119)

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage