Charles II Silk and Wool Biblical Needlework
British, mid 17th century, Abraham Offering Hospitality to the Angels, with Abraham kneeling to the three angels at a table laden with food, tent with female figure left and castle upper right, lion and leopard in lower corners, raised and applique figures, mosswork clouds overhead, queens stitch, detached buttonhole elements, on cream silk ground, 13-1/4 x 14-1/4 in.; painted wood frame with gilt liner, 14-1/4 x 17 in. - Provenance: Jonathan Harris, London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Condition Report: attached to early linen support with tacking edge, mounted to later linen backed board, slight stitch loss, fading, frame with gilt loss and abrasions
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British, mid 17th century, Abraham Offering Hospitality to the Angels, with Abraham kneeling to the three angels at a table laden with food, tent with female figure left and castle upper right, lion and leopard in lower corners, raised and applique figures, mosswork clouds overhead, queens stitch, detached buttonhole elements, on cream silk ground, 13-1/4 x 14-1/4 in.; painted wood frame with gilt liner, 14-1/4 x 17 in. - Provenance: Jonathan Harris, London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Condition Report: attached to early linen support with tacking edge, mounted to later linen backed board, slight stitch loss, fading, frame with gilt loss and abrasions