Antique Georgian Silk Work, Silk Embroidery Mourning Icon, Woman and Spaniel, c.1782 30cm fan Magnificent visual & decorative appeal

Magnificent visual & decorative appeal

Charming antique needlepoint embroidery sampler worked on linen canvas

The Chinoise or Japonaise motifs experienced particular popularity

mid-1800s and nicely preserved on the original canvas and stretcher

we know from that and our sitter's clothing the period of history from which his eyes engage us

Antique Georgian Silk Work, Silk Embroidery Mourning Icon, Woman and Spaniel, c.1782 30cm fan Magnificent visual & decorative appeal"Worked by Julia Mary Richards, a copy of a very old piece belonging to her Aunt, Mrs Johnson, wife of ______________ of Colebect _____", written on parchment and attached to the wooden stretcher backing of this thrilling silk embroidery. Along with it, probably in the girl's young cursive, a poem. I've had this good sized panel, on stretcher like you see it, for decades. It's been a background for numerous group photos for Antiques & Uncommon