Rare 17th Century Stumpwork Embroidered Panel
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Depicting Charles II and Catherine of Braganza standing in an oval frame, a house in the distance with in flowering and fruiting trees, flowers and shrubs within a menagerie of insects, birds, lion, leopard, etc. In later burr walnut box frame.
Stumpwork or raised work is a style of embroidery where the figures are raised from the surface of the work to form a 3 dimensional effect. Popular in England between 1650 - 1700.
England Circa 1660
Frame size
57cms wide
42cms high
Stumpwork panel size
50cms wide
35cms high