Metadata: Hand-sewn and embroidered cloth
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Unknown maker | Manufacturer
- Title:
- Hand-sewn and embroidered cloth
- Date:
- Creation: after 1857 - before 1975
- Inventory Number:
- 2024-075/042
- Collection:
- Textile
- Domain:
- Embroidery
- Designation:
- Nappe
- Iconography:
- Woman
- Peasantry
- Material | Technique:
- Fabric, embroidered
- Measurements:
- H x L x P: 66 x 139 x 0.3 cm
- Description:
- Depicts an agricultural scene with three harvesters. The scenery closely resembles that of Jean-François Millet's 1857 work ‘The Gleaners’. The embroidery was hand-sewn and used as a kitchen backdrop during festivities.
- Geographical Reference:
- Place of use: Luxembourg | Nospelt
- Location:
- MNAHA | 02 - Exposé (Nationalmusée, M3E, Villa) | Nationalmusée | Main building | Étage 4
- Credit:
- Donation Milly FRIEDERES (née) KOEMPTGEN
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Acquisition date:
- 2024
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Collection of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA) / Photo : Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tom Lucas
- Metadata last updated on:
- 10.10.2025
