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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;OldWhitby, post: 4613214, member: 17301&quot;]I&#039;m not sure if this should be here or under art. I got this many years ago and have puzzled over it ever since. It is all done with fine thread but it isn&#039;t needlepoint or embroidery. The threads are looped back and forth to form solid patches of colour. I&#039;m assuming that they are somehow glued in place. The style to me is reminiscent of mourning pictures of the early 1800s (especially the fountain element on the left). It is clearly faded. </p><p><br /></p><p>I sent some photos to a dealer in New England who specialized in early samplers and the like and she had not seen anything like it - she thought it might be European. The frame is 12.5&quot; x 10.25&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>The area shown in the 3rd &amp; 4th pictures are each about 1.5&quot; across. The 5th picture shows one of the sky areas.</p><p>There are a few areas in the water that sparkle and some of the threads in those areas appear to be wound with foil (gold and silver) as is done with some Indian embroidery. The 6th picture is one such area. The focus isn&#039;t good but the black speckling is the wrapping.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]410598[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]410600[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]410603[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]410604[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]410605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]410610[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]410611[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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