Antique Peacocks Cross Stitch Embroidery on Silk in Original Frame (Presumed Once a Tray) monastery work which combines many of my

which combines many of my favorite things: grids

resonating in all sorts of ways

I'd guess this drawing dates from the mid- to late 19th century and maybe it is Scottish

In very good condition

and it seems perhaps the watercolor was based on a still from a movie

Antique Peacocks Cross Stitch Embroidery on Silk in Original Frame (Presumed Once a Tray) monastery work which combines many of myI love a peacock, even better a pair of them, and even better with a fruit tree blooming between them to give the beauty of their plumage a run for its money and to bring their significance as symbols of beauty, prosperity and rebirth to fruition. Hand dyed cotton thread, I believe, on silk, and I believe originally made to function as a tray, as it appears there were likely once handles attached to either end of the frame. Under heavy glass and what