Circa 1730. 10ins high, 8.3ins wide, 0.6ins deep. An 18th Century tent stitch silkwork embroidery of a shepherd with his flock of sheep.
The piece is worked in tent stitch, using silk threads.
Colours blue, green, silver, brown and pink.
Subject depicts a shepherd holding his crook and a pipe, with sheep around him.
A dog and trees in the background.
Framed in an old, patterned frame with rippled, old glass.
Mounting: The embroidery is lightly taped to the cardboard surround. Frame backed with card, then wood and sealed with tape.
CONDITION: Good. No holes or staining. Slight stitch loss to one motif.
Colours are faded, but still well defined. Frame with some wear and retouching.