The Harp that Once through Tara's Halls
Mary R. Glenn
1827
- Medium
- Silk, satin weave; embroidered with silk and silk chenille yarns in satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches; couching; painted; lined and edged with linen, plain weave
- Dimensions
- 75.5 × 87 cm (29 3/4 × 35 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
silk (fiber)needlework (visual works)Textile
About
The history of this piece connects it to The Harp That Once through Tara’s Halls, a work by the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779–1852) that was written while Ireland was under English rule and combines Irish legend, mythology, and history about the hilltop Tara and its Irish kings. Typically American in its style and execution, the textile presents an unusual subject for embroidery.