SCOTTISH NEEDLEWORK PICTURE
Circa 1750
This extraordinary silk needleworked picture, retaining almost all of its original bright color, was stitched using long and short satin, Queen, back stitches, and French knots. It depicts a Scots shepherd in kilt and tam, with his sheep crook, admiring a magnificent landscape that includes a Highland cow, and a fine bricked house. The trees fairly sway in the wind, and oversized birds swoop above. The workmanship is exquisite. The condition is very good (a few split threads), and it is framed in a period mahogany veneer frame. 24"x19", $6200
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