Lovers with Amor

British

mid-17th century

Not on view

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Title: Lovers with Amor
Date: mid-17th century
Culture: British
Medium: Canvas worked with silk thread, mica; tent, knot, brick, chain, straight, and couching stitches
Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 x W. 14 3/8 inches (27.6 x 36.5 cm); Framed: H. 12 1/4 x W. 16 x D. 1 1/2 (31.1 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Object Number: 64.101.1313
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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