Silk embroidery and painting on silk, showing a scene of a woman playing with a sheep under a tree by a house, using a variety of stitches and colors to capture the textures of the sheep, the house, the roof, the dress, the landscape, and the different tree types; c. mid-19th C. Condition is very good to excellent: colors still vibrant, stitching intact; two small spots of foxing and a small dented line at the woman's right arm. Frame is 16.5 x 13 .7 inches; sight is an oval of 10.5 x 8 inches.
