A good Charles II needlework picture, circa 1670
A good Charles II needlework picture, circa 1670
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Worked mainly in tent stitch using coloured silks on linen canvas, designed with Father Time holding an hour glass, flanked by Truth (Justice) holding scales and Victory (Fame) holding a palm frond, beneath a verse 'TIME. ?. TO, IN(?). ?. TO. ?. PATIENCE', together with numerous animals, birds, insects, flowers and a small building, framed and glazed, dimensions include frame.
Provenance: Katherine Christophers, King's Mill, Painswick, Gloucestershire
Literature: Katherine Christophers, 'Fine Arts And Antiques Festival', Southern Press, 1974 (no.15). Described as 'A small Charles I bible pillow cover worked in tent stitch on linen'
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 holding scales and Victory (Fame) holding a palm frond, beneath a verse 'TIME. ?. TO, IN(?). ?. TO. ?. PATIENCE', together with numerous animals, birds, insects, flowers and a small building, framed and glazed, dimensions include frame.Provenance: Katherine Christophers, King's Mill, Painswick, GloucestershireLiterature: Katherine Christophers, 'Fine Arts And Antiques Festival', Southern Press, 1974 (no.15). Described as 'A small Charles I bible pillow cover worked in tent stitch on linen'){kind=link}