Three Stoic Swimmers with Painted Backdrop, Antique Tintype soldered tin finely made cross-stitch on heavy

finely made cross-stitch on heavy linen pillowcases feature grids of wonderfully detailed images: figures engaged in a variety of activities (a gardener sowing seeds

Small loss to the front claw of the rooster and some general stains and toning but overall good condition and very charming

I've been finding it hard of late to find folk art buildings I like of a manageable scale

Here he is looking very much the unexpected muscleman

Three Stoic Swimmers with Painted Backdrop, Antique Tintype soldered tin finely made cross-stitch on heavyI just really like these three can't quite tell if their heads are sticking through the backdrop to join with printed bodies or not! With plenty of scratches and aging to the tintype, which in this case I think makes it better and all the more atmospheric. 3 3 4 x 2 1 2. Clipped corners and all over wear and scratching as evident, no major bends.