Beautiful Grid, Lovely 19th C. Needlepoint in Hand-dyed Wool with Backing boxers This old (late 19th c

This old (late 19th c

with some of his strings long ago snipped but still attached (they would pull right out should one desire to remove them

which I believe would have been done by its owner/s: CIR on the from and DIA on the back

I recently learned--it probably should have occurred to me before

making one think of Timothy Chalamet poised for a period drama

Beautiful Grid, Lovely 19th C. Needlepoint in Hand-dyed Wool with Backing boxers This old (late 19th cI purchased this 19th c. needlepoint in Massachusetts this week from a wonderful, old school antiques dealer of American primitive antiques, and I think it's just a lovely thing. Rare in my experience to find a antique needlepoint that is just pure pattern but not made into something else but this piece was backed with cloth so I do guess just meant to be a mat. Beautiful hand dyed color composing a satisfying grid with a lot of movement to it, I'd