Samuel Declareth to Eli the Judgements of God Upon His House
Selina Skull
Category
Textiles
Date
1810
Materials
Watercolour paint, silk and giltwood
Measurements
625 x 475 mm
Order this imageCollection
Benthall Hall, Shropshire
NT 509914
Summary
Needlework picture, 'Samuel Declareth to Eli the Judgements of God Upon His House'. Large rectangular needlework picture, stitched in silks and coloured in watercolour. Full-length figure of Samuel, seated wearing red robes, holding his hands up to the boy Eli, who points to the heavens. Gold ewers etc. on table to the left. Glazed, deep moulded giltwood frame, black and gilt border. Inscribed - SAMUEL DECLARETH to Eli the JUDGEMENTS of GOD UPON HIS HOUSE (painted on glass in gilt on black background), FROM HALLING and PEARCE and STONE WATERLOO HOUSE COCKSPUR ST and PALL MALL EAST LONDON (original printed label pasted on back), Mrs W...n Wood Leigh Wimbledon Boothe Carriers 73 (hand written in black ink). 1810 (circa).
Provenance
Benthall collection.
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed - SAMUEL DECLARETH to Eli the JUDGEMENTS of GOD UPON HIS HOUSE (painted on glass in gilt on black background), FROM HALLING and PEARCE and STONE WATERLOO HOUSE COCKSPUR ST and PALL MALL EAST LONDON (original printed label pasted on back), Mrs W...n Wood Leigh Wimbledon Boothe Carriers 73 (hand written in black ink).
Makers and roles
Selina Skull, embroiderer