Embroidered picture

Amory, Katherine Greene (1731-1777) (attributed to)

Condy, Susanna (1686–1747) (follower or school of)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

ca. 1745

Height:

43.7 cm  (17 3/16 in.)

Width:

56.7 cm  (22 5/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

linen plain weave embroidered with wool and silk

Place of creation:

Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

Description

Item depicts an outdoor scene--including buildings, a tree, plants, birds, and animals--centering upon a shepherd and shepherdess, both seated beside their shepherds' crooks, while the shepherd holds an end-blown wind instrument, possibly a shawm.

Iconclass

48CC751
one person with wind instrument, not playing - CC - out of doors
47I221
herding, herdsman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.
47I2213
shepherd's crook

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shawm [4258] (or other end-blown wind instrument)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6052