Antique Georgian Silk Work, Silk Embroidery Mourning Icon, Woman and Spaniel, c.1782 30cm fan The one flaw notable is

The one flaw notable is that

perfect as the centerpiece in a fine grouping of antique boxes

mid-1800s and nicely preserved on the original canvas and stretcher

It is not the old laid glass which would have had tiny bubbles in it

Antique Georgian Silk Work, Silk Embroidery Mourning Icon, Woman and Spaniel, c.1782 30cm fan The one flaw notable is"Worked by Julia Mary Richards, a copy of a very old piece belonging to her Aunt, Mrs Johnson, wife of ______________ of Colebect _____", written on parchment and attached to the wooden stretcher backing of this thrilling silk embroidery. Along with it, probably in the girl's young cursive, a poem. I've had this good sized panel, on stretcher like you see it, for decades. It's been a background for numerous group photos for Antiques & Uncommon