Needle Point / 11847

This Needle Point wool piece measures 3' 10" x 6' 10" and reads like a small painted textile. A disciplined, repeating arrangement of floral rosettes and scrolling arabesques forms narrow vertical columns across a warm neutral ground, framed by a narrow floral border. Coral and cream blooms, punctuated by blue, green and yellow highlights, are rendered in a tactile, handworked stitch that retains soft surface relief. Low distress has gently softened the colours while preserving pattern definition. The piece wears the quiet presence of age; it is an antique rug with painterly appeal. Circa 1880 - 1900