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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techbiker, post: 4603462, member: 60629&quot;]OP, did you check the nails used in the frame? If they are all wire nails, your frame most likely dates from 1890+. It&#039;s difficult to see the nails since your pictures are quite small.</p><p><br /></p><p>How many stitches per inch on the needlepoint? Any petit point? Wool, cotton, or synthetic fabric?</p><p><br /></p><p>Your piece could be a late 19th century &quot;reproduction&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. textile fading depends on many factors such as light exposure, pigment, etc... Yours could have even been artificially faded. You should look at the rear of the needlepoint to see the original color.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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