Large English Woolwork Needlepoint Tapestry, Moses in the Bulrushes glass plate 1922-87) | Leonor Fini (Argentinian-Italian

1922-87) | Leonor Fini (Argentinian-Italian

Note: age appropriate craquelure

Green cloth bound softcover

Rectilinear bombe form jardiniere

Width 18 Depth 13 Height 82 inches

Large English Woolwork Needlepoint Tapestry, Moses in the Bulrushes glass plate 1922-87) | Leonor Fini (Argentinian-ItalianDETAILS A large, antique, Berlin type woolwork embroidery panel with a religious scene of Moses in the Bulrushes which shows the finding of Moses by the Pharaoh's daughter. It is also known by the titles: The Finding of Moses, or Moses Saved from the Waters. It was a popular art subject matter. The Egyptian princess and her attendants are seated and standing by a river around the baby Moses. Classical buildings appear in the distance with a sphinx