A Mid-Victorian Folk Art Slate Letter Press; 'Watch and Pray' c.1860-70 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The screaming seamstress ran to

The screaming seamstress ran to fetch the police

The work is in fair condition with some loss to the painted frame and grubbiness to theposter which could be cleaned if so desired

Lechertier Barbe’s trade catalogue

we believe

the early twentieth century bergère settee or sofa in a black lacquered finish on a solid beech carcass

A Mid-Victorian Folk Art Slate Letter Press; 'Watch and Pray' c.1860-70 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The screaming seamstress ran toOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1860 70Width: 4Height: 6Depth: 1. 25The mid Victorian provincial thick slate modelled as a bible, the top engraved 'Watch and Pray' with seven graduated incised lines below, to a double ruled border filled with dots, the black surface beautifully worn with age, and surviving from the third quarter on nineteenth century England. The piece is in totally original order with its lovely time