Lot Essay
This long stool is covered in associated needlework. Whilst the top covering is late 17th Century floral and foliate petit point needlework, similar to that of lot 16, the sides, which are the same as those on lot 16, are covered in gros point needlework of circa 1630, depicting a vine-entwined ribbon, with yellow and green protruding flowers attached to the underside of the seat-frame.
The cushion which lies underneath the embroidery and on top of the seat-frame is stuffed with feathers and sewn up with linen thread, and is probably 19th Century. The underside of the seat retains its 18th Century webbing and the seat-frame still has 18th Century nails, with the remains of an 18th Century red silk-damask, again similar to lot 16, which may well have been the original seat covering.
The cushion which lies underneath the embroidery and on top of the seat-frame is stuffed with feathers and sewn up with linen thread, and is probably 19th Century. The underside of the seat retains its 18th Century webbing and the seat-frame still has 18th Century nails, with the remains of an 18th Century red silk-damask, again similar to lot 16, which may well have been the original seat covering.