— [Needlework]. Antique colonial needlework on silk framed between glass two glass panels with contemporary gilt brocade lining, showing a sailing ship moored in a tropical bay with a rowing tender approaching, a macaque and a snake in trees, various tropical plants (including a coffee plant(?)),

18th cent., possibly Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). = Provenance: a Dutch family (name unknown) with former East Indies family links. A rare example of decorative needlework on silk, probably made as a souvenir for display; orientation: rhombus (tilted square), 26,7 x 26,7 (total size).