Antique - Vint. Haviland Limoges Set of 11 Transfer & Painted Fish Plates, 8.5" silkwork very early Victorian needlepoint

very early Victorian needlepoint

or at least crystal rather than glass covers both sides of the locket center

it isn't a flaw and will come right off

black with a line of gold

know who the woman is whose image is so beautifully captured here

Antique - Vint. Haviland Limoges Set of 11 Transfer & Painted Fish Plates, 8.5" silkwork very early Victorian needlepointThe "I" mark on back of each of these 11 fish plates tells us that they were made by Haviland, (LIMOGES) between 1894 and 1931, when another mark began to be used. The over stamp mark is that of plate decorators, and the set is decorated from a transfer pattern that is then hand painted. There are pairs of 2 of 5 of the fish patterns, and then one single of the fish that looks like a sturgeon. I've added in an enlarged image of the one, and