Faith, Hope, and Charity
Production: Unknown
Two raised-work panels. Ivory satin-faced silk, embroidered with polychrome silk, silver and gilt-metal threads, and spangles. The silk is worked in split, satin, stem, French knots, ? for hair of the figures of Faith and Charity, possibly, and twisted or corded thread, laid and couched. The metal thread is laid and couched, padded, braided, interlaced, and used to secure spangles, also 'stretched' to make small trees (?) or floral bouquets. Faith, Hope, and Charity with their attributes. Faith and Hope are in the upper panel in roundels of metal thread. The remainder of the panel is worked with metal thread panels enclosing 'bouquets', and with symmetrically arrnaged flat silk embroidered flowers - tulips, daffodils, peony (?). the lower panel has a central roundel enclosing Charity, similar 'bouquet' panels, and flowers - daffodils, tulips, iris, strawberry, and peony (?). Mounted in a later glazed wood frame.
History note: Lieutenant Colonel Naomi Christy, London
Bequeathed by Naomi Christy
Height: 40 cm
Width: 34 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2001-10-08) by Christy, Naomi
17th Century, Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1670
Ground
composed of
satin-faced silk
( ivory)
Embroidery
composed of
silk thread
( polychrome)
spangles
silver thread
gilt-metal thread
Lower Panel
Height 40 cm
Width 15 cm
Top Panel
Height 40 cm
Width 19 cm
Decoration
Accession number: T.6A & B-2001
Primary reference Number: 38659
Entry form: 158
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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