A superb documented Queen Anne silk needlework, circa 1710
REF: 4457
Finely worked in coloured silks using a variety of stitches on a fine linen ground, designed with flowering branches and exotic birds in an English Chinoiserie style, the field stitched with all over lattice pattern, (false quilting), giltwood framed and glazed, unframed size 54cm high, 76.5cm wide
Provenance: Mallet, London. Included in exhibition catalogue, 'The Needle's Excellency', Mallett, London, 1997, p.61
Illustrated and discussed Lanto Synge, 'Art of Embroidery: History of Style and Technique' (2001), p.186, fig.168
- Height 78.5 cm / 31"
- Width 100 cm / 39 "
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, giltwood framed and glazed, unframed size 54cm high, 76.5cm wideProvenance: Mallet, London. Included in exhibition catalogue, 'The Needle's Excellency', Mallett, London, 1997, p.61Illustrated and discussed Lanto Synge, 'Art of Embroidery: History of Style and Technique' (2001), p.186, fig.168){kind=link}