17thC Gros Point Embroidery - Vase of Flowers with a Bird

Object Description

Restoration period gros point woolwork embroidery of flowers in a vase. Features a bird stitched in petit point perched amidst the flowers. The embroidery is worked in wool, on a canvas ground. The embroidery depicts a variety of flowers in a vase, sitting on the ground. A parrot is perched in the middle. Framed in a modern wooden frame, which has been stained and dabbed with paint to resemble something like burr maple. Glass covering. Chipboard backing.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip.

Object Condition

Generally Good. Colours are bright and strong. A number of old repairs to the ground. Brown stains to a few of the repairs. Frame is in good condition, though the faux veneer is low quality, but it does look good when viewed at a few feet away.

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