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Victorian Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Ships in a Bay

$4,928.73
£3,630
€4,258.86
CA$6,908.13
A$7,503.48
CHF 3,972.47
MX$90,599.92
NOK 49,592.22
SEK 46,980.75
DKK 31,800.53

About the Item

Antique Sailor's Woolwork Embroidery Picture of Ships in a Bay. The embroidery is worked in wool on linen ground, in a variety of stitches. Colours blue, brown, cream, green, black, grey, orange and red. Scene depicts a bay with a large three masted sailing ship, a smaller sailing ship, two steam powered boats and a rowing boat on the water. On the shore there is a village on a hill, with buildings, a church and windmills. Framed in an old veneered wooden frame with rippled, old glass. Mounting: The embroidery is tacked to a wood stretcher frame. Frame backed with paper.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)Width: 26.6 in (67.57 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1860
  • Condition:
    Good. A few small holes. Small patchy stain above the sails of the main ship. Colours are slightly faded, but still well defined. A scattering of debris caught under the glass. Stretching is neat and even. Frame has some chipped veneer sections.
  • Seller Location:
    Chelmsford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 230921stDibs: LU4246145156742

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