Glorious 18th Century Crewelwork Embroidery Purse Fragment, Restored, with Conservation Report antique advertisment Gumps is known as a

Gumps is known as a purveyor of luxury goods from around the world

She was one of the original faculty members at Julliard and at the Bennington School of Dance--which may be where these snapshots were taken

and don't know whether that is correct or not

10 3/4" t x 4 3/4" w (with bird) x 3 7/8" d

twice-- Tshi Mua and Tshibanda Muayabu--I believe most likely Congolese

Glorious 18th Century Crewelwork Embroidery Purse Fragment, Restored, with Conservation Report antique advertisment Gumps is known as aTo my eye and sensibilities, this is a gloriously beautiful thing, and among the most special textiles I've had in my possession. It is an 18th century crewelwork embroidery, wool on linen, which I believe was originally a purse. (At the end of photos is a photo of a 1986 page from Maine Antiques Digest documenting a similar crewelwork purse believed to have been owned by John Richardson of Townsend MA sold along with a small watercolor of a house for