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Small rectangular embroidered picture
Italian
19th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk, metal thread, metal sequins; embroidery
Dimensions
17 x 22.4 cm (6 11/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moore, and Miss Mary Magoun Brown, in memory of their mother, Mrs. John Crosby Brown
Accession Number50.4003
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPale blue silk ground worked with polychrome silks in satin, long and short, stem, and couching stitches; landscape with bird, sheep, buildings, and at left Calvary with instruments of the Passion; upper center inked inscription:
Sopra il Monte dei dolori
La sua Vigna Iddio piantò:
Alle Croci affisse i Cuori
Di chi Spose a sè chiamò:
E alla Croce del lor Bene
con catene li legò.
Sopra il Monte dei dolori
La sua Vigna Iddio piantò:
Alle Croci affisse i Cuori
Di chi Spose a sè chiamò:
E alla Croce del lor Bene
con catene li legò.