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Peaceable Kingdom
Jun. 21st, 2018 11:54 amAnd now for something completely different!
My grandmother made a lovely piece of crewelwork titled Peaceable Kingdom in 1976 as a gift for my mother, wasn’t happy with how it turned out, and wadded it up and sent it in an envelope through the mail, utterly uninsured(!), to my mother. My father then took it and, as a surprise, had it mounted and framed.
(Granny decided she liked how it had turned out after all, once she saw it in the frame.) It’s in excellent shape still, except that it’s not behind glass, and has had 42 years to collect dust.
(Closeup of the little white mouse that’s still remarkably white.)
So as a gift to Mom, I’m taking on the nervewracking task of cleaning it. We already priced having it reframed and placed under glass, so that this won’t come up again, so she’s aware of what that will cost… and the cost will be significantly reduced if I can have it ready before Tuesday.
My first task after removing it from the frame will be to embroider over my grandmother’s signature.
It’s only signed in ink of some sort, and we very much fear it would wash away if not reinforced.
My grandmother made a lovely piece of crewelwork titled Peaceable Kingdom in 1976 as a gift for my mother, wasn’t happy with how it turned out, and wadded it up and sent it in an envelope through the mail, utterly uninsured(!), to my mother. My father then took it and, as a surprise, had it mounted and framed.
(Granny decided she liked how it had turned out after all, once she saw it in the frame.) It’s in excellent shape still, except that it’s not behind glass, and has had 42 years to collect dust.
(Closeup of the little white mouse that’s still remarkably white.)
So as a gift to Mom, I’m taking on the nervewracking task of cleaning it. We already priced having it reframed and placed under glass, so that this won’t come up again, so she’s aware of what that will cost… and the cost will be significantly reduced if I can have it ready before Tuesday.
My first task after removing it from the frame will be to embroider over my grandmother’s signature.
It’s only signed in ink of some sort, and we very much fear it would wash away if not reinforced.
