Matthew Holder
Exceptionally rare Memento Mori needlework
An exceptionally rare Memento Mori needlework panel.
The vanitas still life is decorated with a skull upon a table, between a vase of flowers and a sand timer with the latin motto above ‘HODIE MIHI CRAS TIBI’ which translates as ‘TODAY ME, TOMORROW FOR YOU’.
Price
£3,950
MEASURMENTS
The embroidered panel measures 33 x 23cm, the later frame measures 46 x 36cm
DATE & ORIGIN
Flemish or German, early 17th century
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