Attributed to Lucy Faulkner, a needlework panel

Attributed to Lucy Faulkner, a needlework panel, late 19th century, woven with a scene depicting the hunt with woman with falcon, sitting side saddle, attendant dogs and wildlife, signed with initials 'LF', 27 by 39cm, framed and glazed 33.5 by 46cm overallLucy Jane Faulkner Orrinsmith (1839-1910), was a sister of Charles, a co-founder of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.. Together with her sister Kate she worked for the company producing embroideries and going on to paint tiles and produce woodcuts. Changing her name when she married the engraver Harvey Orrinsmith in 1870- she also stepped down from her position as manager for the company. The William Morris Museum in London holds a selection of her work for Morris including painted tiles mostly depicting nursery rhymes after designs by Burne-Jones and various embroidered coverlets, dress cases and curtain straps. As well as continuing to produce embroidered panels and small paintings she is primarily known for her published work in 1877 "The Drawing Room: its decoration and furniture" part of the Macmillan & Co. 'Art at Home' series. For further information about her life and work please see Emma Ferry's article "The other Miss Faulkner" in The Journal of William Morris Studies, Summer 2011.