Unfinished But Marvelous, Ultra Naive Early 19th C. Embroidery on Silk (with Water Damage Long Ago) folk art christ with a light fold to

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I would most definitely call her a work of art

her chair over and back a few inches

frame 9" x11"

Unfinished But Marvelous, Ultra Naive Early 19th C. Embroidery on Silk (with Water Damage Long Ago) folk art christ with a light fold toI didn't think twice about this one, a complete heart driven decision and it's one I'll be happy to keep for a while or forever. It was never finished, and shows old water damage (mostly to the left side of the silk) but if there were ever a thing provoking a sort of 'only a mother could love it empathy in addition to just sheer delight, this naive, early 19th century silk on silk embroidery would be it for me. Those ink drawn faces, and the dainty