Textile BIrd Framed Estate Find Any ideas of its origin?

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  1. kingcake

    kingcake Member

    Hello All, I bought this piece from a home which can only be described as a Time Capsule, early 1900's. I bought a textile book, did internet search, still lost. I thought French or American. The background threds appear to be an old gossamer material. Any help will be gladly appreciated. The frame is an old one with metal end pieces.
    Thanks
    Judy
     

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Judy, the picture doesn't show.:(
     
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  3. kingcake

    kingcake Member

    OOPS, having trouble with downloads this am..will try again
     
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  4. kingcake

    kingcake Member

    is there a way to send photos from my phone, my downloads are in resistance?
     
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  5. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    Hi Judy! I'm another Judy......Welcome to Antiquers.

    I send my cell photos to my email address, and edit in a photo program.
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    There is, @i need help knows how to do that. I don't, sorry. Maybe @judy knows as well, she'll be here soon.

    Edit:
    And she was, faster than I anticipated.:happy:
     
  7. kingcake

    kingcake Member

    thanks, I followed your method with my first post, then the computer got wacky/
     
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  8. kingcake

    kingcake Member

    thank you
     
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  9. kingcake

    kingcake Member

    I have to find a better way to photograph, shrunk down to 25% and still too large. Will work on this. Thanks to everyone
     
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  10. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    While on cell phone, email to yourself as MEDIUM, open email on cell. Save resized photo. Post that image.
    Welcome to the Forum!
     
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  11. kingcake

    kingcake Member

    I had to go to 25%, plus, computer upgrades were blocking me..Thanks for your help
     

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  12. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    135ADAA1-9C0E-40C8-AE1C-3078C6533AF6.jpeg Choose Full size for all images, please. :) Thank you.
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks like a flying peacock embroidery from India.
    Given the gossamer-like fabric (silk?), it could be part of a saree that was too worn to wear, but too pretty to throw away.
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    kingcake Member

     
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  15. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Bird of Paradise maybe?
     
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  16. kingcake

    kingcake Member

    I have a plant by that name..very bird like..possible..thanks
     
  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The eyes in the tail feathers of the embroidery are typical of peacock feathers, especially the way they are depicted in India.
    In Asia birds like peacocks and phoenix are often called bird of paradise. That term is unrelated to the Papuan and East Indonesian birds of paradise, which are small birds with enormous, usually rather fluffy, tail feathers. There are many species, here are some:
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  18. kingcake

    kingcake Member

    Thank you..I never knew about these birds.they are beauties..
     
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