Victorian penwork on silk – the Magnificent Tie – c. 1890

$280.00 AUD

Victorian lace-edged silk placemat with blue ribbon, used as a canvas by a talented artist to sketch out a cartoon of two well dressed gents conversing, inscribed:

“A Great Mental effort /
“What a miraculous tie Frank! How the /
doose did you manage it!”
“Well you see, I give the whole of my mind to it.”

20cm – unframed

Good condition with minor signs of age

 

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