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Embroidered Picture, 'Ruins of Rome'early 19th century

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Print on cream paper depicting Roman ruins, including a domed rotunda, tall colonnade, obelisk, and scattered stone blocks, with small figures in the middle ground

Unknown, Embroidered Picture, 'Ruins of Rome', early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Christa von Gerkan, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Embroidered Picture, 'Ruins of Rome'
Place Made
England
Date Made
early 19th century
Medium
Silk plain weave, painted, with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Frame with hardware: 10 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 1 3/16 in. (26.67 × 34.29 × 3.02 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Christa von Gerkan
Accession Number
M.90.136.1
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles