Amazing Antique Metallic Embroidery on Silk Ribbon (Collection of Pieces) kitten painting Very nicely executed

Very nicely executed

4 inches long and in good shape

all to the good I think and not actively chipping off now

and this a quintessentially New England one

Amazing Antique Metallic Embroidery on Silk Ribbon (Collection of Pieces) kitten painting Very nicely executedThere is a dealer in New Hampshire at a shop I frequent who built an exquisite collection of antique ribbon and trim, culled in Europe. I bought and sold one long stretch of English 17th early 18th century heavy wool and metallic thread trim a month or two ago, and scooped up this group of pieces last week, earlier 19th century I think, maybe even earlier than that, and I would guess French. I just find the metallic thread embroidery, which I think