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Embroidered picture: "The Temptation of Adam and Eve"

Silk and metal threads with peacock feathers (?) on linen; Plaited Gobelin stitch and tent stitch

Date

1st half of the 17th century

Accession Number

WA1947.191.307

Material

Silk and metal threads with peacock feathers (?) on linen