An Unusual British Woolwork Picture of Flags with a Military Officer and Sailor,
Circa 1875.
The sailor's woolwork with an unusual design of a shield panel to the centre containing the words
FOR GOD
MY QUEEN
AND
COUNTRY
The shield is suspended from a red arbour decorated with flowers. On a green lower section stand two military figures standing to attention, to the left a Guard officer and to the right a sailor with sword. Behind each of them is the sea with a ship sailing on it. Above one ship is a seagull.
Dimensions: 24 inches x 22 3/4 inches