ANTIQUE GEORGIAN ENGLISH SILK WORK EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY GOLD GILT FRAMED 1700S

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ANTIQUE GEORGIAN ENGLISH SILK WORK EMBROIDERED TAPESTRY GOLD GILT FRAMED 1700S:
$2250.00

OFFERING A LARGE GEORGIAN OR ENGLISH HAND-EMBROIDERED SILKWORK TAPESTRY IN A GOLD GILT FRAME. SIGNED IN FRENCH KNOTS IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER. THE FRAME IS NOT ORIGINAL.

THE SILKWORK WAS DONE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 1750 AND 1800. NEW TESTAMENT BIBLICAL THEME \"THE WOMAN AT THE WELL,\" THE STORY OF JESUS SPEAKING TO A SMARITAN WOMAN AT A WELL (JOHN 4:4-26). THIS IS VERY FINE WORK, WITH A COMBINATION OF SILK FLOSS AND CREWEL YARN. IT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF EMBROIDERY STITCHES MOST COMMONLY USED: RUNNING, BACK, FRENCH KNOTS, SATIN, SPLIT, STEM, CHAIN, FEATHER AND SEED. THERE ARE SOME VERY TINY STITCHES DONE IN SINGLE STRAND SILK FLOSBITS OF NEWSPRINT ARE STILL GLUED TO THE FRAME AND WOOD BACKING. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN USED WITH GLUE TO SEAL THE OPEN EDGES BETWEEN WOOD AND FRAME EDGE. SOME OF THE NEWSPAPER TEXT IS STILL LEGIBLE. IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER ON BACK OF FRAME THERE IS A HANDWRITTEN NOTE, THE NAME \"EVELYN\" IS EASY TO READ, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DECIPHER THE REST. SEE PHOTOS!!

CONDITION IS VERY GOOD FOR AN ITEM OF THIS AGE. THE FACES ARE ARE INTACT. SOME OF THE EMBROIDERY AND SILK HAVE SOME DAMAGE DUE TO WEEVILS, AND THERE ARE A FEW SPLITS IN THE SILK DUE TO AGE, ONE NOTICEABLE SPLIT IN FRONT OF THE WOMAN\'S FACE. ANOTHER IS IN THE UPPER RIGHT EDGE OF THE SILK WITH A TINY HOLE FROM A WEEVIL, AND ONE IN THE TREE TOPS. THE FRAME IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, BUT WOULD BENEFIT FROM A PROFESSIONAL CLEANING.

FRAMED SIZE: 26 3/4\" X 23 5/8\" X 2\" TAPESTRY: 21 1/4\" X 18 1/4\"

WEIGHT: 11LBS 12 OZ

NO RETURNS UNLESS ITEM IS MISREPRESENTED OR ITEM IS DAMAGED IN SHIPPING. SELLER WILL PACKAGE APPROPRIATELY AND INSURE FULLY FOR SHIPPING PURPOSES. IN THE EVENT THE ITEM IS RECEIVED DAMAGED, BUYER MUST CONTACT SELLER WITH IN 24 HOURS OF DELIVERY.