Folky Antique Crewelwork Perched Peacock with Birds and Ivy Maine potter and general wear

and general wear

Great to pull out to analyze friends

The paper at left bottom corner is lighter in color on the diagonal

I like the thought of it set on a tiny easel and displayed alongside an arrangement of them

Folky Antique Crewelwork Perched Peacock with Birds and Ivy Maine potter and general wearAfter finding and quickly selling a wonderful early 19th century ink and watercolor folk art drawing of a peacock a week or so ago, it felt like a bit of a sign when I came across this embroidered one this week in Maine. As with that drawing, this one is rendered not in spectacular blues and purples but rather in a variety of shades of golds and browns, which make it feel quite majestic but in a subtler sort of way (and, like that drawing, it is much