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Shepherd and Shepherdess

1700–1730
Not on view
A variation on a common design source can be seen in this embroidered scene of a piping shepherd and shepherdess posed within a pastoral landscape. Dressed in contemporary costume, the figures stand as emblems of courtship in a luxuriant garden that conjures up associations with springtime, youth, and fertility.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shepherd and Shepherdess
  • Date: 1700–1730
  • Geography: Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Linen embroidered with silk thread
  • Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 14 1/8 in. (32.1 x 35.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
  • Object Number: 13.69.45
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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