Early English Stumpwork Picture
Description:
Early English Stumpwork Picture, 17th century, depicting a figure of a woman holding a bird flanked by large flowers and insects, in a later frame, ht. 9, wd. 12 1/8 in.
Provenance: Katherine Prentis Murphy.
Estimate $400-600
The image stitched on silk and laid down on a later cloth backing. The silk background with scattered holes and separations. Toned.
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Description:
Early English Stumpwork Picture, 17th century, depicting a figure of a woman holding a bird flanked by large flowers and insects, in a later frame, ht. 9, wd. 12 1/8 in.
Provenance: Katherine Prentis Murphy.
Estimate $400-600
The image stitched on silk and laid down on a later cloth backing. The silk background with scattered holes and separations. Toned.