Embroidered picture, 'The finding of Moses'

This embroidered picture, entitled 'The Finding of Moses', was made by Mary Ann Smith of Aberdeen in 1837.

The picture is embroidered in coloured silk thread and chenille in long and short looped stitches. The sky and faces are painted. The picture illustrates the biblical story of the finding of the Jewish baby, Moses, in a basket floating on a river.

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• Online ID: 000-100-002-774-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1987.93
• Date: 1837
  
• Material: Inscription: The Finding of Moses
  Picture, needlework
  
• Dimensions: 350 mm H x 435 mm W
  
• What: Picture, needlework
  
• Subject: European Costume : miscellaneous (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Mary Ann Smith, Aberdeen (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen
  
• Event:
• Description: Embroidered picture of cream satin with painted sky and faces, entitled The Finding of Moses, by Mary Ann Smith, Aberdeen, 1837
  
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