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Fine 17thc Needlework
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Fine 17thc Needlework

17th century
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A beautiful needlework in silks, depicting Joseph fleeing the advances of Potiphar’s wife, who is in a state of undress. A small dog is in the corner on a chequered floor, in the right hand corner is a castle with a wonderful sun with facial features, a detailed and accomplished work that has kept its colour reasonably well though obviously some fading has occurred. The piece is in good condition with just a couple of small tears to the background silk. In a good cushioned walnut frame.

English Circa 1660

Height 15cm ( 6”) frame size 34.5cm ( 13 1/2”)

Width 15cm ( 6”). frame size 35.5cm (14”)

Physical Dimensions
Height
34.5cm (13.58")
Width
34.5cm (13.58")
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Martin Murray Antiques has dated this 17th Century Needlework Picture to the 17th Century.

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SA1121323
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mm57
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A beautiful needlework in silks, depicting Joseph fleeing the advances of Potiphar’s wife, who is in a state of undress. A small dog is in the corner on a chequered floor, in the right hand corner is a castle with a wonderful sun with facial features, a detailed and accomplished work that has kept its colour reasonably well though obviously some fading has occurred. The piece is in good condition with just a couple of small tears to the background silk. In a good cushioned walnut frame.

English Circa 1660

Height 15cm ( 6”) frame size 34.5cm ( 13 1/2”)

Width 15cm ( 6”). frame size 35.5cm (14”)

Height
34.5cm (13.58")
Width
34.5cm (13.58")
Date of Manufacture

Martin Murray Antiques has dated this 17th Century Needlework Picture to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1121323
Dealers Internal Ref
mm57
Martin Murray Antiques
Martin Murray Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2024

Specialist in early furniture and works of art

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A framed seventeenth-century silk needlework picture depicting figures in a pastoral landscape, enclosed within a wide walnut cushion-moulded frame.
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Archive I A framed seventeenth-century silk needlework picture depicting figures in a pastoral landscape, enclosed within a wide walnut cushion-moulded frame.

Fine 17thc Needlework

Archive II A framed seventeenth-century silk needlework picture depicting figures in a pastoral landscape, enclosed within a wide walnut cushion-moulded frame. View II
Archive III A framed seventeenth-century silk needlework picture depicting figures in a pastoral landscape, enclosed within a wide walnut cushion-moulded frame. View III
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Martin Murray Antiques

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A framed seventeenth-century silk needlework picture depicting figures in a pastoral landscape, enclosed within a wide walnut cushion-moulded frame.
Fine 17thc needlework
Ref: SA1121323
A framed seventeenth-century silk needlework picture depicting figures in a pastoral landscape, enclosed within a wide walnut cushion-moulded frame.
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  • ObjectNeedlework Picture
  • Period17th century
  • StyleStuart
  • MaterialSilk, Wool, Linen, Walnut
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsCushion moulding, Tent stitch, Figurative scene, Architectural motifs
  • SizeH 34.5 cm (14 in) x W 34.5 cm (14 in)

This seventeenth-century Stuart needlework picture depicts a figurative pastoral scene using silk, wool and linen threads on a neutral background. The detailed tent-stitch embroidery shows figures within a landscape featuring architectural motifs, a small dog on a chequered floor, and a sun with facial features. The textile shows fading and a couple of small tears in the background silk. A wide walnut cushion-moulded frame encloses the embroidery, displaying a warm brown polished wood grain with visible timber joins at the corners. Measuring 34.5 cm high by 34.5 cm wide, the square framed picture suits placement above a side table or sideboard in an English Country House interior. The composition brings historic needlework artistry into a living space, gallery wall or hallway collection.

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Seventeenth-century English needlework pictures typically depict biblical, mythological, or pastoral scenes embroidered in silk and wool threads on a linen or satin substrate, reflecting the decorative traditions of the Stuart period.

These embroideries were crafted using fine silk threads, wool yarns, and occasionally metallic wires worked onto unbleached linen or satin backing, frequently mounted in dark wood frames such as walnut.

Authentic period examples display characteristic stitch techniques such as tent stitch and raised stumpwork, along with age-consistent colour fading, hand-spun thread irregularities, and appropriate period framing.

Framed needlework panels can be displayed as focal wall art above a sideboard, mounted within a library setting, or integrated into a gallery wall to provide texture and historical contrast.

Keep antique silk embroideries away from direct sunlight and high humidity, ensuring they are mounted behind UV-filtering glass using acid-free materials to avoid textile degradation.
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