Mules

Unknown

first quarter 17th century · silk, metal · Costume Institute

By the sixteenth century, embroidery had become a highly developed art form in England and on the Continent. The proliferation of printed materials, particularly books of embroidery designs, supplied a wealth of motifs for both the amateur and professional embroiderer. The superb workmanship found on this pair of early-seventeenth-century mules suggests professional design and manufacture.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first quarter 17th century

Medium

silk, metal

Culture

British

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Rogers Fund, by exchange, 1929