Foliate Arabesque Embroidered Tapestry

Item Details

A hand embroidered tapestry. This depicts a delicate foliate arabesque of pink, blue, yellow, and orange, with long curving green leaves, upon scrolling black vines. It has been constructed of interlocking loop stitches upon the off-white ground. It is bordered in three scalloped lines of orange, blue, and red. No discernible artist’s or maker’s mark could be found.

Condition

- to fair; some staining throughout; some stitching and threads loose.

Dimensions

Item #

17WDC050-027