Embroidered picture

Name/Title

Embroidered picture

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.38

Description

Woman standing by altar with angel holding cross in background.

Textile Type

Embroidered Panel

Category

Embroidery

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Date made

circa 1650 - circa 1750

Place

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

embroidery (visual works)

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

7 1/8 × 5 3/8 × 1/8 in. (18.1 × 13.7 × 0.3 cm)

Materials

Material

Silk, Linen, Silver

Material Notes

Possibly gilt metal

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

Brooklyn Museum label suggested it was probably Mary Queen of Scots, ca. 1800.