Arts and Crafts Tree of Life Embroidery Jacobean Revival Antique Crewelwork: C1920 Britain
Item Details.
Dating from the early 20th century this wonderful crewelwork embroidered Jacobean Revival panel from the Arts and Crafts period.
The hand worked embroidery features a stylised flowering Tree of Life in beautiful coloured wools with a magnificent bird of paradise.
There is also a snake wrapping itself around the tree from which huge elaborate foliage and flowers are blossoming. at the trees base is a deer and another bird.
All of these motifs have been inspired by Jacobean embroidery - which refers to embroidery styles that flourished in the reign of King James 1 of England.
Hand embroidered by someone with a fantastic sense of design onto a natural linen in coloured wools. We have stretched and mounted this embroidery and given it an inner fabric covered mount, ready for framing.
Measurements:
48cm high x 32.5cm wide
Condition.
In excellent condition with an overall patina of age, and a couple of age related spots which it may be possible to remove by a specialist. All of our textiles are antique and as such have all the idiosyncrasies of old and loved items so small flaws, marks or loose threads, are to be expected.