Needlework (Depicting the Five Senses)

England

Date

1601/25

Medium

Silk, satin weave; embroidered in silk floss foremost in buttonhole, couched, knot, padded and outlining, "purl" and satin stitches; chenille; areas of raised work

Dimensions

45 × 56 cm (17 3/4 × 22 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Potter Palmer II through the Needlework and Textile Guild