Object Description
A Late Seventeenth Century Needlework depicting scenes from the life of Abraham.
To the centre Abraham kneels before three angels at a table with food annunciating the birth of Isaac . His aged wife Sarah appears in a tent in the background holding Isaac in her arms.The design is possibly derived from a work published by Gerard de Jode, in Antwerp in 1585.’Thesaurus Sacrarum Historiarum Veteris Testementi.’