THIS IS A VINTAGE PIECE OF EMBROIDERY WITH 2 SEPARATE BUT COMBINED PATTERNS.
IT HAS FINISHED EDGING ON 3 SIDES. WAS IT CUT FROM A SCARF (?) TOO SCRATCHY. MAYBE IT WAS 2 SIDES TO A PURSE? COULD BE A UNFINISHED PILLOW COVER? I THINK THAT IT COULD BE MADE INTO 2 FRAMED PICTURES TO HANG AS ACCENTS ON A WALL.
THE MAIN PART OF THE EMBROIDERY IS IN REASONABLE CONDITION. THERE IS SOME MISSING THREAD AROUND THE BOTTOM BORDER, AND A FEW LOOSE THREADS IN THE MAIN BODY.
THERE ARE AT LEAST 3 COLORS OF METAL THREADS. GOLD - SILVER - COPPER ? THE Z DESIGN IS METAL. THEY ARE TARNISHED SO IT IS HARD TO TELL. THE COLORED THREADS ARE A RUST RED, A FLESH PINK, GOLD AND AVOCADO GREEN. THESE THREADS ARE SCRATCHY AND VERY 3 DIMENSIONAL.
IT APPEARS THAT THE RED THREAD HAS BLED ONTO THE MUSLIN. IT NEEDS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO CARE FOR THIS WORK OF ART, IS THAT YOU?
WE ARE A NON SMOKING FAMILY, BUT I HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.
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