19th century, silk on linen, rococo (queen), tent, satin, bullion, French knot, outline, pastoral scene with animals surrounding inscription "Ann H. Vodges/1823" beneath rhyming couplets "This work perhaps my friend, may have When I am in my silent grave...", 24 x 25-1/2 in. period gilt wood frame, 26 x 27-3/4 in.; with accompanying genealogy on Vodges family

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

stitched to a later muslin covered board, some discoloration to silk threads most notable at periphery when removed from frame, overall fading to embroidered elements, typical minor fraying at edges well concealed by frame; expected chipping and gilt loss to frame