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Piper and Shepherdess
Embroidered picture
Piper and Shepherdess
American
mid-18th century
Object Place: New England, United States
Medium/Technique
Plain weave linen embroidered with silk, wool, and metal thread
Dimensions
43.4 x 57.5 x 3 cm (17 1/16 x 22 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.) Including frame
Credit Line
Special Textile Fund
Accession Number63.2669
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEmbroidered picture of Shepherdess and piping shepherd; worked with polychrome wool in tent stitch. Some areas of ecru silk and cross-stitch and seed stitch. Pastoral landscape with figures, animals and birds. Colors very bright but wools have deteriorated to a large extent in the area of the sky.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA from Mr. Charles Ratti, Jr., Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1963.