A RARE CHARLES I ROYALIST STUMPWORK AND HAIR WORK EMBROIDERED PICTURE DATED 1649 Depicting a bust of King Charles I on pedestal dated 1649, flanked by attendant figures of man and wife, amongst scrolling foliage, the portrait and figures with hair work, the whole with glass eye detailing, small bead and metal thread embellishment, needlework and raised work Later framed and glazed, the panel 20cm x 18cm, the frame 24.5cm x 22.3cm The portrait of Charles I is probably derived from the title page to Thomas Fuller's ''The Holy State'' by William Marshall. Dated portraits of Charles I are rare- although in this case it would seem likely that the picture is after his death- and commemorates the loyalty of the husband and wife depicted to the dead monarch. The use of hair is, again, unusual, but not unknown at this date. A needlework picture dated to 1646 was offered for sale at Sotheby's New York, 7th April 2004, lot 67. Like this example it combined needlework, raised work and the inclusion of real human hair to depict the King's coiffure.
A RARE CHARLES I ROYALIST STUMPWORK AND HAIR WORK EMBROIDERED PICTURE DATED 1649 Depicting a bust of King Charles I on pedestal dated 1649, flanked by attendant figures of man and wife, amongst scrolling foliage, the portrait and figures with hair work, the whole with glass eye detailing, small bead and metal thread embellishment, needlework and raised work Later framed and glazed, the panel 20cm x 18cm, the frame 24.5cm x 22.3cm The portrait of Charles I is probably derived from the title page to Thomas Fuller's ''The Holy State'' by William Marshall. Dated portraits of Charles I are rare- although in this case it would seem likely that the picture is after his death- and commemorates the loyalty of the husband and wife depicted to the dead monarch. The use of hair is, again, unusual, but not unknown at this date. A needlework picture dated to 1646 was offered for sale at Sotheby's New York, 7th April 2004, lot 67. Like this example it combined needlework, raised work and the inclusion of real human hair to depict the King's coiffure.
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