Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool squirrel hair Brutalist in sensibility

Brutalist in sensibility

In the 1960's

While the naturally dyed color has certainly faded over time

2" diameter

There is some loss of paint on the lower halves of the skiers' costumes and a few scratches and marks on the surface of the plate

Sweet Old Floral Petit Point on Dark Blue Wool squirrel hair Brutalist in sensibilityThis little petit point on wool embroidery just makes me happy; as with old samplers, I think it wonderfully caries the hand and sensibility of its maker, and I love it all the more for its moth holes and lost stitches. While it reads as black in these photos, the wool backing is a dark blue, and indeed there are a few small holes near the top right edge. It is sold as found in a very old, pretty worn gilded wood frame, the wood back of which shows