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Object NameFramed Beadwork Picture

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Wool, Wood

Date1880-1900

Place Madeprobably England

Techniquewoven

SizeOverall Frame: W: 30 cm, L: 26.7 cm

Accession Number75.2.1

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPolychrome glass beads, wool, non-lead sheet glass, wood; woven on a thread support. Rectangular black-painted wood frame with flat glass cover, enclosing a woven bead picture, composed of polychrome glass beads: a standing male figure holding a staff, beside a girl with a dog in a landscape setting; edged with a border of tan, brown and olive green wool; reverse of frame with printed label of: "HUMPHRYS, - THE STREATHAM - PICTURE FRAME & GILDING WORKS..." in Streatham, England.
Provenance

Source Brianwood Antiques - 1975-01-15