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

It took me a while to realize who this young woman with her very wide crown braid and fantastic mound of hair reminds me of--and that is of a very beatific version of the bride of Frankenstein

great red whiskers

I found it along with her wedding certificate from 1851

The bottom of the cage was made of two pieces of wood

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