Flowers in Basket, Large 19th C. Theorem-esque Chenille Stumpwork Embroidery on Silk halloween cat or a whiskey

or a whiskey

All measure 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and are in very good condition

and him--well

with many years of swatting left in it

and they tend to be beyond my reach

Flowers in Basket, Large 19th C. Theorem-esque Chenille Stumpwork Embroidery on Silk halloween cat or a whiskeyThe more I look at things, the more I want to find things I've not seen before, and even better when they merge some of my favorite things in unexpected ways. This one is such, an unusual convergence, at least to my eye, of stumpwork embroidery, executed in chenille on silk, with theorem painting as the embroidery very much mimics a theorem on velvet of a basket of flowers in terms not just of composition but also manner of execution, exemplified