A Victorian needlework picture of a three masted ship, unusually initialled and dated
REF: 2474
Worked in coloured wools with silk highlights and beads on linen, bearing the initials 'W. B.' and date 1845 (?), the ship depicted off a coast with a row of cottages, a church and a castle flying the Union Flag. The long pennant streaming out behind signifies the vessel is returning home. In a simulated tortoiseshell painted frame.
- Height 26.5 cm / 10 1⁄2"
- Width 37.7 cm / 15"
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