Stumpwork Casket, c.1660-1690, showing a shepherdess with her needlework and surrounded by sheep in
Stumpwork Casket, c.1660-1690, showing a shepherdess with her needlework and surrounded by sheep in a pastoral scene on top, and Old Testament scenes around the sides. Stumpwork was almost exclusively the work of amateurs. Royal Collection.More information: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/39240/stumpwork-casket -- source link
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