A NEEDLEWORK SECTION OF A BED VALANCE

A NEEDLEWORK SECTION OF A BED VALANCE

LATE 16TH / EARLY 17TH CENTURY

worked with polychrome wool and silk in tent stitch on a canvas ground, depicting two scenes from the life of Christ, documented in the New Testament book of Luke, to the left side is the angel bringing the good news of the birth of Christ to the shepherds, the right side depicts the circumcision of Christ, in a later glazed gilt and wood frame

38.5 x 162cm

Provenance

The Sir Frederick Richmond Collection.

Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.

Literature

The Feller Needlework Collection: 1, pp.142-143 for a discussion of this bed valance.

Catalogue Note

A further section of this valance is known to exist and depicts the Annuciation and the Visitation of Mary to Elisabeth.