Abraham and Hagar

Embroidered picture showing scenes from the Biblical story of Abraham and Hagar. England, c. AD 1660. Embroidered picture showing scenes from the Biblical story of Abraham and Hagar. England, c. AD 1660. Courtesy Victoria and Albert Museum, acc. no. CIRC.14-1947.

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London houses an incomplete embroidered picture from England, which dates to about AD 1660. It shows various scenes from the Biblical story of Abraham and Hagar. It is worked on silk satin with silk and metal threads. Ink (for the drawings, still clearly visible) and mica have also been used. It measures 47 x 56 cm.

The embroidery is worked with a variety of stitches, including brick stitch, buttonhole stitch, long and short stitch, satin stitch, and split stitch.

V&A online catalogue (retrieved 19 December 2016).

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