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Partridge and May Tree’
In remarkable condition for an item of this age
weight and fragility of this piece we cannot ship outside the UK
Inspired by the Indian Archive at the museum this textile derived from 18th century hand painted chintz or palampore which were popular at this time
Hand embroidered with floss silk roundels onto a cream silk satin ground and finished with a magenta silk satin border
Fine Rare Antique Silk Embroidered Wall Hanging with Flowers, Birds, Insects: C19th Vietnam Indonesian embroidery Partridge and May Tree’Item Details. A large and rare panel of very finely embroidered museum quality silk probably made originally as wallhanging dating from the 19th century. With very fine hand embroidery we believe this was produced in Vietnam in the mid 19th century. The embroidery is of the highest quality and may have been presented as a wedding gift. Theres a central motif of a radiating lotus(?) flower which represents a tree of life. There are numerous insects and