M301 18th Century 18th century Italian gold leaf

18th century Italian gold leaf fragment decorated with natural forming

The butterflies all share beautiful color and pattern combinations and contrast well with one another

19th century Irish wallpaper framed with 18th century Irish reproduction moldings

and the once mirrored gilding is entirely absent

M301 18th Century 18th century Italian gold leaf19th century Irish embroidered silk picture with a gold frame adorned with an antique silver braid and aventurine, emerald, and topaz polished stones. The picture shows the phrase, "Erin go Bragh" an anglicisation spelling of the Gaelic phrase irinn go Brch which means "Ireland Forever" or "God Save Ireland" which is also embroidered on the piece. It is a slogan to show Irish independence and national pride. It became prominent in the 1798 Rebellion,