Morat, district Bern, Switzerland
circa 1807
A wonderful European example of a rare textile mourning memorial picture. The picture is a tour-de-force of multimedia: painting, silk cutting, traditional embroidery, as well as a stumpwork technique in the lower foreground. The young lady's face, hair, arm and hand are painted in watercolor, as is the surrounding background. There is cut silk forming the leaves of the trees, while the tombstone, dress, willow tree and flower bush were formed ...click for details
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