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

they have marks on backside

A monogram at center of that lid is L R

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

I do not wish to force it open for fear of breaking

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