Shepherd and shepherdess

Unknown (British)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

early 18th century

Height:

32.6 cm  (12 13/16 in.)

Width:

113.2 cm  (44 9/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and wool in tent stitches

Additional titles

Description

Seated shepherd holding a wind instrument.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Aerophone [4310]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Owens, Margareth Boyer. Art Institute of Chicago. RIdIM/RCMI inventory of music iconography, no. 2. Edited by Terence Ford (New York: Research Center for Musical Iconography, 1987) 8 (154da82). RILM 1988-275.

RIdIM record id

1988