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Forget-Me-Not Vintage Hand Embroidered Silk Panel 5x12

Forget-Me-Not Vintage Hand Embroidered Silk Panel 5x12

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So pretty. Way back in the 50’s, when I was young, my artsy crafty grandmother & I would make sachets from these lovely hand embroidered silk panels. The story I was told was that she had inherited them from my Great Aunt Daisy who, being quite the world traveler, had gotten them in either China or Japan on one of her many adventures. Each piece is superbly hand embroidered on a substantive weight of creamy white 100% silk and depicts an array of buttercups, violets or forget-me-not’s. They are so stunning, the workmanship so uniform excepting the variations ( in color ) from each woman’s skein of silk floss. It’s hard to believe, so I was told, that they were commissioned originally to adorn the boxes of only the most exclusive imported chocolates. Amazing!

That being said, one can easily imagine them being either framed, accenting a very special and elegant quilt, or as my Grandmother and I would do, sachets and small purse/bags. I have made one for my Tarot cards. I’m confident that the Etsy community can find some wonderfully creative uses for these historic gems.
Speaking of History! They are in incredibly good shape & there are only a few with obvious aging, a few discoloration spots. I haven’t washed or mucked about with them in any way save for running the iron over the back to get a smooth photo. There, on the back, are some signs of age evident, but they DO NOT appear to show on the front! YAY! Apparently packing them away under the eaves for almost 50 years didn’t do them any real harm at all.

This design measures approx.4.5"x11.5" I have checked this panel and it appears to be free of blemish, stitch or pencil marks.
I have not seen anything comparable to these available anywhere else and that’s one of the reasons I’m parting with most of them. I’m sure my Grammy would approve of my making them available to such a creative community!
Please check out my other items while you are here. I’m trying to put up more items in my store as fast as I can, which isn’t very I’m sorry to admit.
So You Know- We have pets and smokers here I don't want anyone's allergies to go crazy because of us.

Added on Sep 03, 2009