Picture Showing Esther and Ahasvervs (Needlework)

1713

Mary Payn (English, b. 1702) England

England

Linen, plain weave, appliquéd with silk, satin weave; silk, gilt-metal strip, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, woven fringe, braid, and bobbin-made lace; embroidered with linen, silk, wool, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in chain, cross, two-sided Italian cross, hollie point, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; embellished with gold leaf over wood, metal paillettes, mica, and seed pearls