Embroidery
Artist
Sir James Jebusa Shannon
(1862 - 1923)
Date1907
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions99.7 x 71.1 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Donated by Sir James Jebusa Shannon (the Artist).
Object number213
DescriptionThis painting shows a woman working on a piece of embroidery. Her right hand is pushing the needle through the cloth, while her left arm is hidden beneath the embroidery. She is wearing a white dress with a floral pattern on it. Sitting on her left shoulder is a small green bird watching her work. The woman is sitting in a dark interior with heavy curtains behind her.On View
Not on view![Orpheus instructing a Savage People in Theology & the Arts of Social Life [2 of 17 Prints]](/internal/media/dispatcher/37/thumbnail)
Charles Conder
![No. 10 "The Triumph of Democracy" [From 'The Great War Britains Efforts And Ideals shown in a series of lithographic prints: 'The Ideals' series]](/internal/media/dispatcher/1458/thumbnail)
![The Society for the Encouragement of Arts etc. in the Distribution of their Annual Premiums [6 of 17 Prints]](/internal/media/dispatcher/41/thumbnail)
![Engraving of Painting by James Barry [15 of 17 Prints]](/internal/media/dispatcher/50/thumbnail)
