Object Description
ALL WOOL - RED BACKGROUND - DARK GREEN BORDER CROSS STITCH DOG & CROSS STITCH BASE DOGIS BLACK & WHITE & YELLOW MARKING - GRASS IS DARK GREEN MED GREEN AND LIGHT GREEN. ON EITHER SIDE OF DOG CROSS STITCH ARROWS ON BASE.
Origin
Distinctly English look to the design. Needlework pictures of dogs were extremely popular during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. The bright red background is a distinctly Greek touch. Elsewhere the background would have been burgundy or blue.
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Citation
Wall Hanging, 1914, BARBATSULY, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/6942. Accessed 04/26/24.