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Inscribed on reverse 'Purchased at the sale of Doctor S.B.J. Bulted's effects.....Babbacombe....1941....'
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A NEEDLEWORK PICTURE
1640'S, ENGLISH
embroidered in coloured silks in various stitches including tent, rococo and lattice, with chenille and metal thread details, and detached buttonhole and other raised work embellishment, depicting Soloman and the Queen of Sheba, the Queen with her attendants, butterflies and birds in the sky, the hillocky ground with floral sprigs, a snail, caterpillar and other insects, framed and glazed
21 in. x 15 in. (54 cm. x 38 cm.)
1640'S, ENGLISH
embroidered in coloured silks in various stitches including tent, rococo and lattice, with chenille and metal thread details, and detached buttonhole and other raised work embellishment, depicting Soloman and the Queen of Sheba, the Queen with her attendants, butterflies and birds in the sky, the hillocky ground with floral sprigs, a snail, caterpillar and other insects, framed and glazed
21 in. x 15 in. (54 cm. x 38 cm.)