Embroidered picture (Couple watching the wheat harvest)

Textile

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Name/Title

Embroidered picture (Couple watching the wheat harvest)

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.35

Description

Embroidered picture featuring a boy cutting wheat with a sickle, with a man and woman standing in center.

Category

Embroidery

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

England, United Kingdom

Continent

Europe

Notes

Early 19th century (source: Brooklyn Museum)

Textile Details

Textile Shape

Oval

Notes

Satin stitch

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

embroidery (visual works)

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

13 × 11 1/4 in. (33 × 28.6 cm)

Material

Silk

Location

Box

Box 7 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio