The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 31, 2023

Stumpwork Panel: Story of David and Bathsheba

1658

England, 17th century

Stumpwork embroidery with silk and metallic threads, pearls and wooden appendages

Overall: 43.2 x 53.3 cm (17 x 21 in.)

Bequest of Florence LaGanke Harris 1973.186

Location

not on view

Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 169 archive.org
Morrall, Andrew, Melinda Watt, and Cristina Balloffet Carr. English Embroidery from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1580-1700: 'twixt Art and Nature. New York: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decortive Arts, Design, and Culture, 2008. Mentioned: P. 238, n. 4
Exhibition history

Year in Review for 1973. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1973)

Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5-November 11, 1977).

The England of William Penn, 1644-1718. Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA (September 5-October 31, 1982).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1973.186