Description: Framed needlepoint of a young royal sitting in the garden with his dog.


History: The roots of needlepoint go back thousands of years to the ancient Egyptians, who used small slanted stitches to sew up their canvas tents. Howard Carter, of Tutankhamen fame, found some needlepoint in the cave of a Pharaoh who had lived around 1500 BCE. Modern needlepoint descends from the canvas work in tent stitch, done on an evenly woven open ground fabric that was a popular domestic craft in the 16th century. Further development of needlepoint was influenced in the 17th century by Bargello and in the 19th century by shaded Berlin wool work in brightly colored wool yarn. Upholstered furniture became fashionable in the 17th century, and this prompted the development of a more durable material to serve as a foundation for the embroidered works of art.

Provenance: N/A


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 10 | Height(in) = 27.25 | Width(in) = 26.5 | Depth(in) = 2

Size of Artwork(in): 22.5 X 21.5"


Artist Name: N/A


Medium: Wool


Circa: 20th Century

Very good.