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Raised work Unicorn Slip
17th c

Wonderful piece. It is unusual to find such motifs in raised work.  Probably from bed curtains. We have handstitched the motif to old linen which is stretched over acid free board, ready for framing.


Cataloguing

the resting unicorn in majestic pose in front of a flowering plant with four stylised blooms on which a bird with a long beak perches, the unicorn, bird and stems in raised work, all in tent stich in shades of dark green, yellow, and natural silk thread, outlined in silver wrapped silk couching, 6 1/2 w x 5 1/2 in or 16 x 14 cm, the backing 11 1/2 x 10 in or 29 x 25 cm


Condition

Very good.