Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame patterned blocks and with a bird in

and with a bird in cage between them

Pencil marks on the underside show some careful planning

and with a few pink-ish ones mixed in for good measure

with surface wear as evident

I find this vintage handmade Mexican Talavera frog-shaped pottery pitcher lightens any mood and delivers a small but true dose of happy

Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame patterned blocks and with a bird inAn early and beautifully done needlepoint of a parrot executed in wool on perforated paper with a note on the back of the antique frame written by a Susan Frazar Kennedy, noting is having been worked in 1830, I presume by a relative, perhaps her mother, with the monogram MEF. What I love most about the needlepoint itself is that fabulous border, with triangles and squares of directional stitching, in cream and a sort of khaki green, adding up to