Embroidered picture: shepherdess and piper

Fleet, Mary (1729-1796)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

ca. 1745

Height:

59.7 cm  (23 1/2 in.)

Width:

57.2 cm  (22 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

linen plain weave canvas embroidered in tent stitch with polychrome wool and silk; edged with green ribbon

Place of creation:

Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

Description

From museum website:
Embroidered picture of piping shepherd and shepherdess in a landscape, surrounded by sheep, dogs, and stags.

Iconclass

48CC7525
one person playing wind instrument - CC - out of doors
47I221
herding, herdsman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.
47I2213
shepherd's crook

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown flute [3940] (or other end-blown instrument with flared bell; possibly shawm)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6051