Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame sailors photo perhaps splashed by either a

perhaps splashed by either a few drinks or by the wake of a passing boat

I presume is a signature of sorts--appearing also in the other

There is a nick in the wood along the top edge of the boot the heel

2 1/4" tall and deep

I've bought and sold a handful of mid-century Zanesville ribbed planters and vases over the years of various sizes

Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame sailors photo perhaps splashed by either aAn early and beautifully done needlepoint of a parrot executed in wool on perforated paper with a note on the back of the antique frame written by a Susan Frazar Kennedy, noting is having been worked in 1830, I presume by a relative, perhaps her mother, with the monogram MEF. What I love most about the needlepoint itself is that fabulous border, with triangles and squares of directional stitching, in cream and a sort of khaki green, adding up to