SCENE FROM THE TEMPEST New England c.1810 Silk embroidery This silk embroidered picture depicts Prospero (the overthrown Duke of Milan who now lives on an island and has become a great sorcerer) and his daughter Miranda. In the background is another character from a scene in Shakespeare's story "The Tempest". Young school girls studied the classics and often created silk embroideries based on the stories. Silk and watercolor on silk; x inches framed. $5,500 STEPHEN & CAROL HUBER (860) 388-6809 View Other Silk Embroidered Pictures