Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame patterned blocks Pencil marks on the underside

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

could be put to use as a sifter or strainer

born in the year 1800

Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame patterned blocks Pencil marks on the undersideAn 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