Needlework Picture

Description:

Needlework Picture, America, mid to late 19th century, worked in wool threads on a linen or hemp ground, depicting a village scene with houses, windmill, school, church, children, animals, a lake, and trees and flowers, (minor stitch losses, repairs),25 x 26 in., in a later molded giltwood frame.
Estimate $800-1,200

Scattered stitch losses but primarily on lower edge, with areas of stitched reinforcement.