English Silk Embroidery “Children at Play”, first Quarter of the 19th Century, very fine silk-work depicting a mother seated with a book in hand watching the nanny caring for the infant, who is dancing with the older brother and sister as a mother and son street musicians nearby nearby in a courtyard setting. Note: all the faces and arms are finely painted with oils on silk. Beaded gilt frame.
Site: 8 ½ in. x 11 ¾ in. Overall: 10 in. x 13 ½ in.
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