This beautiful tapestry panel is titled "The Holly Fairy". It shows one of Cicely Mary Barker's illustrations for her Flower Fairy books.
"The most cherished artist in the category of illustrating fairies with lepidopteran wings is British artist, Cicely Mary Barker. Her illustrations are as popular today as she was in 1923 when she first published her "Flower Fairy" books. Though she died in 1973, her fairies live on in the hearts and imaginations of children and adults around the world."
This densily woven, high quality panel could be used to hang on the wall or made into a pillow. It would be a beautiful wall art for a children's room.
The Song of the Holly Fairy
O, I am green in Winter-time,
When other trees are brown;
Of all the trees (so sayeth the rhyme)
The holly bears the crown.
December days are drawing near
When I shall come to town,
And carol-boys go singing clear
Of all the trees (O hush and hear!)
The holly bears the crown.
For who so well-beloved and merry
As the scarlett Holly Berry?
Details: Size is 14 x 14 inches; made in Belgium, pure cotton; the background is light blue in the lower part and beige on top. The fairy has red tights and holds a holly branch with red berries.
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