{"product_id":"antique-embroidered-silk-panel-w-neoclassical-motifs-28-x-121-2","title":"Antique Embroidered Silk Panel w\/ Neoclassical Motifs - 28\" x 12½\"","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA tall, narrow hand-embroidered silk panel, likely French, mid to late 19th century, later mounted in a simple wooden frame. The design is worked in soft shades of blush, celadon, and ivory on a pale champagne moiré silk ground, whose subtle watered pattern animates the surface. Twining garlands, laurel wreaths, and a stylized urn form an elegant neoclassical composition, executed in fine silk embroidery.\nCondition is good, with gentle age-related wear including light creasing and faint toning; the moiré effect is inherent to the silk.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePanels like this were used for screens, upholstery, or decorative inserts, valued for their delicacy and refined color. It may also have formed part of a larger textile or represent an example of 19th-century “women’s work” , domestic needlework taught as part of a young woman’s education, combining skill, taste, and decorative purpose within the home.\nAs wall décor, it offers a graceful vertical accent for a console, niche, or gallery wall, pairing beautifully with giltwood, mirrors, and soft, neutral interiors. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age.\u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 28\" high x 12½\" wide x 0½\" thick  \u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 71cm high x 32cm wide x 1cm thick \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chez Pluie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53313055850834,"sku":"24393","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1166\/6698\/files\/DSC01001_a68e9f23-7e6c-4602-986f-54291f324f0d.jpg?v=1777454224","url":"https:\/\/www.chezpluie.com\/products\/antique-embroidered-silk-panel-w-neoclassical-motifs-28-x-121-2","provider":"Chez Pluie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}