Detail of a Panel with Scenes from the Story of Samuel in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2012

The Story of Samuel

Date: mid-17th century

Culture: British

Medium: Linen canvas worked with silk and metal thread, seed pearls; tent, couching, and straight stitch

Dimensions: L. 14 3/4 x W. 22 1/2 inches (37.5 x 57.2 cm)

Classification: Textiles-Embroidered

Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Thomas J. Watson Gift, 1939

Accession Number: 39.13.5

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/226424