17thC Gros Point Embroidery - Vase of Flowers with a Bird

Late 17thC, circa 1690. 30.7ins high, 18.9ins wide, 1.8ins deep. Restoration period gros point woolwork embroidery of flowers in a vase.

Features a bird stitched in petit point perched amidst the flowers.

The embroidery is worked in wool, on a canvas ground.

The embroidery depicts a variety of flowers in a vase, sitting on the ground.

A parrot is perched in the middle.

Framed in a modern wooden frame, which has been stained and dabbed with paint to resemble something like burr maple.

Glass covering. Chipboard backing.

CONDITION: Generally Good. Colours are bright and strong.

A number of old repairs to the ground.

Brown stains to a few of the repairs.

Frame is in good condition, though the faux veneer is low quality, but it does look good when viewed at a few feet away.

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