Silk Needlework in Eglomise Frame

English or French, silk thread on silk, with skillfully painted details, early 19th century, depicting a young girl in an off-the-shoulder gown holding a puppy while a dog paws at her skirt, in a landscape, the oval eglomise glass with gold florette to each corner, in gold leaf frame.

12 x 14 in. framed dimensions

Private Collection, Fearrington, North Carolina

Not examined out of frame; discoloration and shattering to silk ground in unstitched area; likely some fading.