An Early 18thC Oval Embroidery of Saint Francis of Assisi c.1730 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews There is clearly a man

There is clearly a man and wife to the center

The interior is essentially divided into four compartments

Proving to be in very decorative condition the whole is well-aged with the terracotta now encrusted with lichen deposits

to an olive green ground

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An Early 18thC Oval Embroidery of Saint Francis of Assisi c.1730 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews There is clearly a manOrigin: Probably ItalianPeriod: Early 18thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1730Width: 21. 25Height: 30. 5The early embroidered work of Saint Francis of Assisi, hand worked to an oval ground of sky blue and ivory, depicting the Saint with a dove and presented in a later frame with gilded slip and surviving from the very early part of eighteenth century continental Europe. The work has some expected fade but overall there are no damages to note and it is in