C. 1840s American Monogrammed Needlepoint of Girl in Blue Dress with Dog in Period Frame rppc Artist John Skeaping

Artist John Skeaping

wonderfully aged paint and wood

Im not sure if the wooden form was repurposed from something else or carved by a parent or grandparent to be a doll

3" t x 1 11/16" w

The writing and drawing on reverse make me think earlyish 20th c

C. 1840s American Monogrammed Needlepoint of Girl in Blue Dress with Dog in Period Frame rppc Artist John SkeapingAnother one better in hand than in photos, as it's a but hard to avoid glare on the glass while capturing it detail photos are better. C. 1840s I believe, purchased from a dealer in my neck of the woods who pulled it out of an old estate, with the W of the monogram standing for that family's name, Wilson. I couldn't resist her red cheeks and red shoes with terrific blue dress in between, and of course the little dig tugging it at the hem of it! Wool