EMBROIDERED STUART PICTURES - embroidered pictures of the seventeenth century still abound on boxes, mirror frames and bookbindings. The tiny figures dressed in opulent garments, exquisitely embroidered and set in a flowery landscape, are admired for their doll-like appearance, though the subjects are often obscure to the modern eye. This book give a readable and authoritative account of how they came to be made, who made them and where they obtained their designs. 

Condition: Good - Author: Margaret Swain - Publisher: Shire - Pages: 32