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Antique Georgian-Style Biblical Silkwork Embroidery – “Jephtha\'s Vow” – Attributed to Mary Taylor, 1809
unframed 22\"X17.5\" framed 26\"X21\", covered with glass, very difficult to take pictures. In reality looks much better.
Offered for sale is an impressive antique-style pictorial needlework depicting the biblical story ofJephtha\'s Vow, from the Book of Judges, Chapter 11.
The composition features Jephtha seated among several male figures, confronting his daughter and her companions in a dramatic classical setting.
The work displays elaborate hand embroidery in cream, red, blue, green, and brown threads, combined with finely rendered painted or printed facial and anatomical details.
The costumes, draperies, architectural background, and carefully composed figures are characteristic of the classical and biblical subjects associated with Georgian-era British silkwork.
Historical attribution
A handwritten label accompanying the piece reads:
\"Jephtha\'s Vow\"
\"Mary Taylor, Clifford Place, Leominster, Hereford.\"
\"fecit 1809.\"
The Latin wordfecittranslates as \"made it.\"
The inscription attributes the work to Mary Taylor in 1809. The attribution and date have not been independently authenticated.
Local pick up ispreferred and I\'ll accept even better ofer, because I don\'t like to ship this type of artwork.
