Rebecca at the Well
Category
Textiles
Date
1670 - 1699
Materials
Satin, Silk thread, Paint, Wood
Measurements
420 mm (H)335 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
A La Ronde, Devon
NT 1313587
Summary
Allegorical embroidery in raised work and paint on satin (1640-1680), this biblical scene depicts Rebecca giving a drink of water from a well to the servant of Abraham (Genesis 24 v 17-21). Some parts are unembroidered leaving the under drawing visible.
Provenance
Original Parminter item that was removed by Stella Tudor upon her marriage in 1880; taken with her to the vicarages of Turkdean then East Garsdon and, after her death, with her husband to Reading. Upon his death this item was recorded in both the 1925 and the 1930 Probate and Valuation Inventory and was then passed to his daughters Margaret and Stella Tudor who returned it to A la Ronde upon Margaret`s purchase of the property. Purchased from Mrs Tudor-Perkins 1991.