Description: This embroidery stand consists of a decorated base board with two large screw stands holding the two bars used to hold the silk while embroidering.The base is painted with Chinese imagery: Chin Wan Zi style, a pagoda, people walking over a bridge, men and women on a boat and branching trees.

History: Embroidery has been dated to the Warring States period (5th-3rd century BC) of ancient China. The process used to tailor, patch, mend and reinforce cloth fostered the development of sewing techniques, and the decorative possibilities of sewing led to the art of embroidery. In a garment from Migration period Sweden, roughly 300–700 CE, the edges of bands of trimming are reinforced with running stitch, back stitch, stem stitch, tailor's buttonhole stitch, and whipstitching, but it is uncertain whether this work simply reinforced the seams or should be interpreted as decorative embroidery.

Provenance: N/A

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 2 | Height(in) = 14 | Width(in) = 22.5 | Depth(in) = 4.25

Size of Artwork(in): 14 x 22.5 x 4.25

Artist Name: Unknown

Medium: Ebonized pine, hardwood

Circa: 19th C.

Slight nicking and rubbing along the surface. Chipping to the edges of the screws, some looseness to the stands. Scraps of silk remain attached to the horizontal bars.