Embroidered Mirror Frame
Life Story
Further Reading
Melinda Watt and Andrew Morrall. English Embroidery in the Metropolitan Museum, 1575-
1700: 'Twixt Art and Nature (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009).
Xanthe Brooke, The Lady Lever Art Gallery: Catalogue of Embroideries (Liverpool,
England: National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, 1992).
Not on display
Title/Description: Embroidered Mirror Frame
Born: 1650 - 1675
Object Type: Textile
Materials: Chenille, Glass, Imitation tortoiseshell, Linen, Metal, Satin, Silk, Wood
Technique: Couching, Cross stitch, Detached buttonhole stitch, Long and short stitch, Needle lace, Outline stitch, Overtwisting, Rococo stitch, Satin stitch, Tent stitch
Measurements: framed: h. 512 x w. 440 x d. 55 mm
Accession Number: 1251
Historic Period: 17th century