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Antique Woolwork Embroidery with Fruit Basket and Bird

About the Item

Georgian woolwork on felt, bird with fruit basket embroidery. The embroidery is worked in fine wools on a brown felt-like ground, in a variety of stitches. Colours red, blue, brown, beige and green. Scene depicts strawberries pouring out of a basket (the plump strawberries are raised from the ground), a peach, an apple and grapes. A bird (goldfinch) is perched upon the grape vine. Framed in an old maple veneered frame with rippled, old glass. Tacked to a wood stretcher frame with cardboard and brown paper backing.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.2 in (38.61 cm)Width: 19.6 in (49.79 cm)Depth: 1.4 in (3.56 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1820
  • Condition:
    Good. Colours still good and strong. No stains. A few stitch losses to the lines on the ground. Frame has two corners chipped, but is otherwise sound and could be hung as-is.
  • Seller Location:
    Chelmsford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 230061stDibs: LU4246145443802

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