Mary Ann Earle, Ludlow Castle, Marvelous Large Georgian Needlework on Silk in Original Reverse Glass Painted Frame us embossing company Some scattered stains and a

Some scattered stains and a little luster loss around the lip but overall good condition with no notable chips or cracks

holding up a brush in one hand and flag-like page in the other

including for the fact that someone pretty early on made them their own open-faced box from cigar box pieces

you know I am obsessed with old clay marbles

with some wear to the paint and scratches as there should be--perfect

Mary Ann Earle, Ludlow Castle, Marvelous Large Georgian Needlework on Silk in Original Reverse Glass Painted Frame us embossing company Some scattered stains and aMy favorite find of the week, and among my favorites ever, found in southern Maine but painstakingly created in Shropshire, England, c. 1820s. I occasionally come across fine early 19th century British embroideries on painted silk in this manner (and some less fine Victorian ones that are wrongly described as Georgian) but this one feels like it was expressly made to arrive in my hands 200 years after its creation; for me its all about her, and I