Explore the CollectionEmbroidered Picture

Place of Origin
England
Historical Period/Date
20th Century (1900-1929 Early)/c1900
Registration Number
1984-146
Donated/Purchased
Donated
Techniques
Surface Stitchery,
Objects
Embroidered Pictures,

Physical Description

The picture is embroidered in silk and wool using a variety of stitches on a painted silk background. It depicts a girl in a bucolic English setting, holding a spaniel and a pitcher. In the left background a cottage is shrouded by trees. The picture was brought to Australia by George and Sarah Brunskill, who sailed on the 'William Harrison' in 1838.

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