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17thC Miniature Silkwork Embroidery Reversable Picture

$4,006.68
£2,925
€3,446.93
CA$5,505.39
A$6,161.57
CHF 3,215.87
MX$75,139.42
NOK 41,158.72
SEK 38,962
DKK 25,723.97
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Late 17th Century, Miniature Silkwork Embroidery Reversable Picture. The embroidery is extremely finely worked in coloured silk threads on a paper or felt ground. Colours blues, greens, creams and browns. Pictorial scene depicts a lady, recumbent on a grassy ground, surrounded by flowers. In the background is a house, trees and a cloudy sky. Gold foil border around the outside. Framed in an old wooden frame with rippled old glass. The picture is executed and mounted in a manner whereby it can be displayed either way around.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.6 in (6.61 cm)Width: 3.4 in (8.64 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1690
  • Condition:
    Very good. No stains, no holes, no stitch losses. Frame in good condition and ready to hang.
  • Seller Location:
    Chelmsford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 230331stDibs: LU4246135595682

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