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Antique Silkwork Embroidery of a Bird in a Tree

About the Item

Antique Silkwork embroidery of a bird in a tree. The embroidery is worked in silks on silk ground, in a variety of stitches. Colours black, blue, copper, pink, brown and green. Subject depicts a bird perched in a tree. Framed in an old gilded wood frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The embroidery is fixed to card. Frame backed with brown paper. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.4 in (34.04 cm)Width: 9.8 in (24.9 cm)Depth: 1.2 in (3.05 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Textile,Needlework
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1820
  • Condition:
    Generally Good. Slight deterioration of ground in places. Ground has a tight split at the top. A few patchy stains. No stitch losses. Colours are all good and strong with no noticeable fading. No colour run. Neatly and evenly stretched. Frame showing.
  • Seller Location:
    Chelmsford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 224211stDibs: LU4246117205621
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