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Purse with scenes from the story of Patient Griselda

Purse with scenes from the story of Patient Griselda. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 6 x 5 5/8in. (15.2 x 14.3cm). Date: 14th century. This embroidered scene depicts the popular medieval tale of Griselda, a poor maiden who was tested long and cruelly by her noble husband and thus exemplifies ideal Christian patience. The story appeared in various forms, the best known of which is "The Clerk's Tale" in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The needlework may have been made professionally, or by its owner, inasmuch as needlework was considered an essential part of a woman's education.
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Purse with scenes from the story of Patient Griselda
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Purse with scenes from the story of Patient Griselda. Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall: 6 x 5 5/8in. (15.2 x 14.3cm). Date: 14th century. This embroidered scene depicts the popular medieval tale of Griselda, a poor maiden who was tested long and cruelly by her noble husband and thus exemplifies ideal Christian patience. The story appeared in various forms, the best known of which is "The Clerk's Tale" in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The needlework may have been made professionally, or by its owner, inasmuch as needlework was considered an essential part of a woman's education.
Technique/matériel:
Silk and metal thread on canvas
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Autorisations:
Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:
1904 x 3966 px | 21.6 MB
Taille d'impression:
16.1 x 33.6 cm | 6.3 x 13.2 in (300 dpi)
Mots clés:
COUDRE • COUTURE • EUROPE (CONTINENT) • FRANCE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SOIE • TISSER • TISSU: SOIE • TOILE • TRAVAUX D'AIGUILLE • TRICOT • TRICOTER