A needlework picture, embroidered in coloured silks with two figures by a well, possibly Rebecca and Eliezer, surrounded by large flower sprays, animals and birds, the background with castles and trees, the centre worked in pearls with the inscription "AT 1652"--8in x 10in., framed and glazed English, mid 17th century

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A needlework picture, embroidered in coloured silks with two figures by a well, possibly Rebecca and Eliezer, surrounded by large flower sprays, animals and birds, the background with castles and trees, the centre worked in pearls with the inscription "AT 1652"--8in x 10in., framed and glazed English, mid 17th century
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