{"product_id":"antique-needlework-chairback-hand-embroidered-museum-worthy-needlepoint-panel-wallhanging-interior-decor","title":"Antique Needlework Chairback Hand Embroidered Tapestry: C18th","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe image shows a mid-18th-century French Louis XV needlework panel featuring a floral and botanical design with stylized fruits, seed pods, and leaves in earthy tones on a light background\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece shown in the image is an example of Jacobean crewel embroidery (or crewel work), a distinct historic style of hand needlework that became highly popular in England during the reign of King James I (early 17th century).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design features stylized, highly imaginative organic elements, including oversized \"Tree of Life\" style seed pods, pomegranate-like fruits, twisting vines, and exaggerated flora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStitched with two-ply wool yarn on a heavy linen or twill backing, it displays classic crewel techniques like long-and-short stitch for shading, seed stitches for filling textures, and heavy crewel outlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the bottom, the stylized curving mounds representing the ground or \"hillocks\" are a definitive hallmark of traditional Jacobean crewel work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements:\u003cbr\u003eApprox 78 x 78cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003eExcellent unused condition. May have been used to show as a sample.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hannah Whyman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57732066640245,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8080\/1179\/files\/IMG_6434.jpg?v=1793989762","url":"https:\/\/hannahwhyman.co.uk\/products\/antique-needlework-chairback-hand-embroidered-museum-worthy-needlepoint-panel-wallhanging-interior-decor","provider":"Hannah Whyman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}