Antique French Silk Embroidery in c.1820 Frame, 28" x 24" Silk work: Baby Moses in the Bulrushes, River Nile American We hope to determine the

We hope to determine the silversmith for this one

75" and a carving depth of about 2

The tortoise shell etui is superb

It's the only panel they nibbled

The only flaw I can locate on it is the tiniest nip of a bit of mother of pearl at the tip of one petal

Antique French Silk Embroidery in c.1820 Frame, 28" x 24" Silk work: Baby Moses in the Bulrushes, River Nile American We hope to determine theThe dramatic story of Moses, silk work embroidery. After Pharaoh had ordered all the first born male babies to be killed, one woman, Jocheved, looked desperately for a way to save her new born son. She hid him in a basket made of reeds and left him on the river bed, knowing that the Pharaoh's daughter came to bathe there. Jocheved and her ladies in waiting did find Moses and thus he was saved. The vivid depiction of this Bible story from Exodus is