Needlework picture
Category
Textiles
Date
1780
Materials
Painted silk, silk threads, verre eglomise and gilt glass, gilded wood, two fixings and picture wires, paper backing
Measurements
452 x 383 mm
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Castle Drogo, Devon
NT 904092.2
Summary
One of a pair of needlework pictures depicting mythological females in gilt frame with verre eglomise and gilt glass mount and gilded wooden frame. Image shows a female figure with lion and donkey.
Provenance
This item forms part of the original Drewe family collection at Castle Drogo. It was transferred to the National Trust in 2008.
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