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Embroidered picture: Prodigal Son

mid-17th century
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueSilk embroidery with metal threads and mica with wood and resin frame with glass
Dimensions35.7 x 47 x 4 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.) Including frame
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.409
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
Picture
19th century(?)
Mitre
late 14th–early 15th century
Mirror frame
1660–80
Picture: Flora
mid-17th century
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Margaret (Theresa) Emery
made in 1968