SOLD Early Flame Stitch Embroidery on Linen Fragment in (Lovely) Later Art Nouveau Frame beveridge pottery n.s. with Japanese text visible on

with Japanese text visible on the printed paper used for the papier mache at the ends of the ribs

I just thought the hinged design was brilliant

is marvelously understated

our miss Carlotta

SOLD Early Flame Stitch Embroidery on Linen Fragment in (Lovely) Later Art Nouveau Frame beveridge pottery n.s. with Japanese text visible onI'm always ooh ing and aah ing over antique flame stitch embroidery, which one most often sees on embroidered wallets of the 18th century so beautiful, but invariably way beyond my reach. This patch of flame stitching on linen satisfies the itch, though I'm guessing done just as a practice sampler of sorts. The linen is nothing for than loose threads in a couple of area and just sort of folded into the frame to stabilize it, but the embroidery itself