A CHARLES I INCOMPLETELY EXECUTED SILK-EMBROIDERED PATTERN FOR A DRESSING-MIRROR

CIRCA 1640

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A CHARLES I INCOMPLETELY EXECUTED SILK-EMBROIDERED PATTERN FOR A DRESSING-MIRROR
CIRCA 1640
Drawn on silk, with four ladies to the corners, one partially worked, the sides with flower-filled vases, one partially worked, a sun, an eagle on a pure and birds above, with a country estate with brickwork and mica windows, slate roof and finials, flanked by a lion and leopard, within later ebonized and parcel-gilt frame
25¾ x 24½ in. (65.5 x 62 cm.) overall

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This unusual example of a work in progress with extensive drawn out yet unstitched areas show the adept draughtsmanship which created patterns for embroidered works. One could imagine how the completed piece could look. The presently blank spaces would likely have been decorated with the typical naturalistic motifs such as animals, bugs, butterflies, grubs and snails.