Antique English Silk Embroidery Sampler, Mourning, Tapestry in Frame, c.1808 Tyrol having lost their companions through

having lost their companions through time

A lift-out glass and gold locket cover-back is empty at present

But the painting is a beautiful rendition of a popular 19th century theme known as "nature morte"

marked with 'x'

boulle medallions on the two front doors and top drop-down cabinet door

Antique English Silk Embroidery Sampler, Mourning, Tapestry in Frame, c.1808 Tyrol having lost their companions throughAn exquisite example of 200 year old silk embroidery samplers, this one is a mourning devotional and mourns the loss of "Sacred to the Memory of Musgrave Brown, Died June 11, 1808, aged 40 years" sewn on the silk tomb. The chenille stitches, long stitches and super fine embroidery in silk is more than 200 years old and has very little damage. You can see our images show there is a line of broken silk, fully visible but well contained within the frame