Antique Hand Embroidered Tree of Life Silk Wallhanging with Birds & Flowers: C19th Anglo Indian Set dressing with this specific design numbered

with this specific design numbered as part of a series of 200

some slight fading and an overall patina of age as you would expect in a domestic textile from this era

The border has a decoration which includes poplar trees

Measurements: 60 x 51cm

Originally made for a retiring official of the Dutch East India Company

Antique Hand Embroidered Tree of Life Silk Wallhanging with Birds & Flowers: C19th Anglo Indian Set dressing with this specific design numberedItem Details. This has to be one of my all time favourite buys EVER! Hand embroidered on black silk satin with birds, flowers and leaves worked in floss silk and gilt wrapped thread. Probably Anglo Indian we think this was embroidered in India for the European market in the mid to late 19th century. The embroidery is of a magnificent Tree of Life, decorativly covered with birds, all with their own delightful expressions, some are just brilliant! All