Mary Ann Earle, Ludlow Castle, Marvelous Large Georgian Needlework on Silk in Original Reverse Glass Painted Frame Russell Bookcrafts Hitchin brown stained with a little

brown stained with a little craquelure to the finish here and there

opened a photography studio in Florence in 1864 under his own name

is a rare one--and it looks to me

Very good vintage condition with nice age to it

The exterior shows a beautiful play of wood grain

Mary Ann Earle, Ludlow Castle, Marvelous Large Georgian Needlework on Silk in Original Reverse Glass Painted Frame Russell Bookcrafts Hitchin brown stained with a littleMy favorite find of the week, and among my favorites ever, found in southern Maine but painstakingly created in Shropshire, England, c. 1820s. I occasionally come across fine early 19th century British embroideries on painted silk in this manner (and some less fine Victorian ones that are wrongly described as Georgian) but this one feels like it was expressly made to arrive in my hands 200 years after its creation; for me its all about her, and I