Naval woolwork, 1891.

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Naval woolwork, 1891.

Naval woolwork, 1891.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702181789

A naval woolwork picture, from 1891, by an unidentified British sailor. The entire surface of the canvas is covered with stitches, with wool and silk threads of at least 10 different colors. The present woolwork may have been intended for the sailor's mother, with the lower half depicting the ship (flying a British flag) on which he served, and the upper half depicting flags of 28 countries he likely visited. In the center of the upper half is a mounted tintype of the young sailor. The full-length portrait depicts the subject, out of uniform, in a formal interior. The date 1891 is embroidered immediately above the tintype. The entire woolwork is mounted in a wooden frame, behind glass. The reverse is also enclosed behind glass, facilitating examination of the embroidery technique.

1 embroidered panel incorporating a tintype : wool and silk on linen backing, col. ; 38 x 34 cm., in a frame 41 x 38 cm.

Yale Center for British Art