- Maker
- Unknown
- Date made
- 17th century
- Origin
- England
- Stitches
- Satin, Stem, Couching, Needle lace.
- In Bolton & Co.
- No
- Foundation Cloth
- Satin
- Embroidery Thread
- Silk, Silk wrapped metal, mica, peacock feather, human hair
- Predominent Motif
- A depiction of the five senses. In the center a woman in a long dress holds a lute (the sense of Hearing), upper R a woman holds a flower (the sense of Smell), lower R a woman holds a bird on her finger (the sense of Touch), lower L a woman holds a mirror in her hand (the sense of Sight), upper L a woman a woman holds a basket of fruit and is about to take a bite (the sense of Taste). They are surrounded by motifs of flowers, trees, animals, flowers, butterflies, insects. At center top a castle is in the distance. No border.
- Inscription
- No inscription.
- Length Without Frame
- 12"
- Width Without Frame
- 17 1/2"
- Historical Owner
- #1981-28-118 Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
- Owner
- Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
- Owner Private
- Cooper Hewitt Museum
