Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame A.M King Good and sound

Good and sound

The Hopi is a sovereign nation located in northeastern Arizona

I am pricing just based on its charm

It was noted by the seller as a memorial plaque

with this simply but I think really wonderfully embroidered smiling face

Lovely 1830 Needlepoint of Parrot on Branch with Monogram in Early Frame A.M King Good and soundAn early and beautifully done needlepoint of a parrot executed in wool on perforated paper with a note on the back of the antique frame written by a Susan Frazar Kennedy, noting is having been worked in 1830, I presume by a relative, perhaps her mother, with the monogram MEF. What I love most about the needlepoint itself is that fabulous border, with triangles and squares of directional stitching, in cream and a sort of khaki green, adding up to