An 18th century needlework picture

England, circa 1740-1760.

The canvas worked in tent stitch in silk and wool with roses, carnations and other flowers in a basket set amid strawberries and a small oak growing from rolling hillocks, the whole against a yellow ground.

The needlework on a stretcher backed with 18th century sized red linen within a narrow mahogany frame that would originally have formed part of a pole screen. See Victoria & Albert Museum accession number W.59-1926 for a similar pole screen and needlework.

The needlework 59.5cm (23⅜”) high and 47.5cm (18¾”) wide.

The frame 60.1cm (23⅝”) high and 48.3cm (19”) wide.

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