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Seventeenth-century stumpwork pieces are often decorated with metal spangles, feathers, bits of mica, shell, mother-of-pearl, and all manner of shiny and decorative doodads. Paper was pasted at the back of the linen to prevent loose or frayed stitches, and then the figure was cut out and fastened in its place on the design and the attachment hidden by silk cords. The design was sketch on the linen and then padded with hair or wool, kept in position by crossed threads the foundation thus formed covered with needlepoint lace-stitches, and occasionally embroidered afterwards. High relief portions appear to have been invariably worked separately, on stout linen stretched on a frame. The three-dimensional elements are built up by stitching over shapes made of materials like wire, wool, hair, wood, and felt padding. Stumpwork uses a wide variety of stitches and techniques to create the flat and raised elements. It known as “embosted work” at the time, and as “stumpwork” since the nineteenth century, possibly because the picture was embroidered over a pre-stamped or hand-drawn outline-“stampwork” or “stumpwork”-on the base fabric. Raised embroidery, like the piece being featured today, became a very popular form of needlework in mid- to late-seventeenth century England.
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Needlework is a craft that takes much patience and delicate skill, and creating an attractive design requires a keen eye for composition. Techniques and subject matter have gone in and out of vogue over the centuries, but needlework has always been a way for women and girls to express themselves artistically (and socially and sometimes politically) when the world of fine arts was not readily available to or accepting of them. for the less affluent, it was in preparation for making their own garments and textiles for household use or for sale for wealthier women, the focus was usually on more elaborate decorative work. Girls of all social classes learned to sew and embroider at an early age. This one is from the late seventeenth century, and it is a nifty example of the ubiquity of dogs in the decorative arts.Īlthough, historically, needlework has at times been practiced by men and professionals, it has mostly been associated with women and girls working in a domestic, amateur capacity. Museum Dogs welcomes in the new year with another great dog from an amazing piece in the National Gallery. This revised post includes new and better photographs and a better description of the piece. This looking glass with raised work is still part of the ongoing exhibition Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830. That information turned out to be incorrect. When this post originally appeared on January 2, it stated that the featured piece is no longer on display at the National Gallery. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.