A mid-17th century silkwork picture, English, circa 1660


Designed with Flora holding a rose stem, her embroidered costume with applied ribbon, her collar of needle lace, and head with attached hair, the surround with birds, flowers and insects, a squirrel, hound and hare, the cream silk ground embroidered in satin stitch with mainly green, blue and yellow silks and having applied coiled and laid silver thread, framed and glazed, 20cm x 26cm
|Provenance:Mayorcas Collection. Sold Christie's, King Street, London, 12th February 1999, Lot 206.