SOLD Early Flame Stitch Embroidery on Linen Fragment in (Lovely) Later Art Nouveau Frame mid-century swiss Made of what seems to

Made of what seems to me to be some sort of concrete

as a planter for a narcissus or amaryllis

Scuffs and scrapes all over and a little paint loss along the edges

There is a little scratching to the wood of the exterior

I think perhaps the latter

SOLD Early Flame Stitch Embroidery on Linen Fragment in (Lovely) Later Art Nouveau Frame mid-century swiss Made of what seems toI'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