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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 2307286, member: 33"]Does the framing look legitimately old? Not to be a spoilsport, but there are modern reproductions of stitchery, made to look old, sold at some types of gift shops. And I've seen them show up in antique shops, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, this looks like it <b>could</b> be the age it purports to be. And of course it could have been framed at any time in its existence, so the age of the framing, if newer, doesn't really indicate anything. But if the framing were to look extremely old, then that could identify it as old for sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 2307286, member: 33"]Does the framing look legitimately old? Not to be a spoilsport, but there are modern reproductions of stitchery, made to look old, sold at some types of gift shops. And I've seen them show up in antique shops, etc. That being said, this looks like it [B]could[/B] be the age it purports to be. And of course it could have been framed at any time in its existence, so the age of the framing, if newer, doesn't really indicate anything. But if the framing were to look extremely old, then that could identify it as old for sure.[/QUOTE]
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