Huge Antique Needlepoint Tapestry Panel w Parrot, 34" x 20" to Make a Pillow, or to Frame antique cross There is a bit of

There is a bit of cloudiness in the base

set off by the eglomise or back-painted glass matting

The French gold marks guarantee or control for 1838 Paris is our proof of both origin and age

and his widow Mary was advertising the works for sale or to let in the following month

Huge Antique Needlepoint Tapestry Panel w Parrot, 34" x 20" to Make a Pillow, or to Frame antique cross There is a bit ofFound in France, it seems like a freehand rich and lushly conceived canvas which is beautifully completed in bright wool yarns and then never used. I love the overall theme of it, though the woman's face seems garish, a bit. I'd thought I might make a large colorful pillow, 20" square and cut her off at the neck (see one image for possible cut), but here I've owned it for a decade at least and haven't done that, nor put it on a stretcher frame to hang