The Garden of Eden, last quarter 16th century, British, Velvet worked with silk and metal thread; long -and-short, split, stem

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The Garden of Eden, last quarter 16th century, British, Velvet worked with silk and metal thread; long -and-short, split, stem, satin, chain, knots, and couching stitches; applied canvas worked with silk thread in tent stitch, H. 22 1/2 x W. 80 inches ( x cm), Textiles-Embroidered, This panel was one of a set of three valances probably used to decorate the tester of a bed. Small elements—fruits, flowers, and leaves—were worked in tent stitch on canvas and then applied to the dark velvet foundation on which was worked the river in the Garden of Eden, the figures of Adam and Eve, and God the Father, in polychrome silk and metal threads

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Size: 4642px × 2003px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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