Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame patterned blocks the drawing is by James

the drawing is by James Bone

practically

with surface wear as evident

and with a few pink-ish ones mixed in for good measure

this one is a studio pottery work

Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame patterned blocks the drawing is by JamesAn early and beautifully done needlepoint of a parrot executed in wool on perforated paper with a note on the back of the antique frame written by a Susan Frazar Kennedy, noting is having been worked in 1830, I presume by a relative, perhaps her mother, with the monogram MEF. What I love most about the needlepoint itself is that fabulous border, with triangles and squares of directional stitching, in cream and a sort of khaki green, adding up to