Françoise Delphine de BERNARD de VERTAURE (Madame de LA TOUR DU VILLARD) (1803–1879). Floral composition with a bird. Silk and wool embroidered on a panel in shades of cream and green, attributed on the back (stains). Visible dimensions: Height: 24.5 cm - Width: 28 cm Bears a handwritten note on the back: "Embroidered by Françoise Delphine de Bernard de Vertaure (Madame de la Tour du Villard, my grandmother, born in 1803, died in Le Puy (Hôtel Villard) on February 3, 1879, buried in Vorey. Her husband Noël, Raymond, Marie, and Jules Odde de Triors de la Tour du Villard was born in 1790 and died in Vorey on September 17, 1879, and was buried in Vorey. (my great-grandfather)"