Needlework (Depicting the Four Seasons)

England

Date

c. 1660

Medium

Silk, satin weave; embroidered with linen, silk, silk-wrapped-metal purl, and gilt-metal purl in bullion, raised and detached, knotted and twisted buttonhole, crossed, raised stem filling and satin stitches; couching, laid work, buttonhole picots, French knots, and embroidered pile; seed pearls and mica

Dimensions

50.8 × 59.8 cm (20 × 23 1/2 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

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