Antique Georgian Applique Embroidery of a Country Scene

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Antique Georgian Applique Embroidery depicting a country scene. The embroidery is worked in a variety of threads and materials, on … more Antique Georgian Applique Embroidery depicting a country scene. The embroidery is worked in a variety of threads and materials, on a felt-like ground. Figures faces and hands are worked in paper. Wonderfully worked scene depicts three figures, a cat in the foreground, a cottage behind, a ship sailing out to sea in the background. The male figure in the scene appears to be wearing tartan, suggesting a Scottish origin. Also noteworthy are the seated ladies red shoe and little handbag. Framed in an old, gilded, gesso frame with glass.. Dimensions exclude the frame and slip. less