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(The Finding of Moses)
(c. 1675)
- Medium
- silk (satin, thread), mica, seed pearls
- Measurements
- (24.8 × 41.6 cm)
- Place/s of Execution
- (England)
- Accession Number
- 2013.79
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift from the Estate of Marion Fletcher, 2013
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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It was common for young English girls to complete a picture panel as the final part of their embroidery education. This work illustrates the Old Testament story The finding of Moses, where the infant Moses is discovered by Pharoah’s daughter by the River Nile. However, the depictions of the dress of Pharaoh’s daughter and her attending ladies, as well as the stylised architecture in the background, do not echo ancient Egypt but rather the fashion of the Restoration period; a choice that makes the biblical tale contemporary with its English maker.