THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN ITALIAN METAL-THREAD AND SILK NEEDLEWORK TABLE CARPET
MID-17TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN METAL-THREAD AND SILK NEEDLEWORK TABLE CARPET
Mid-17th Century
Worked in exotic flowers including Tudor roses, lilies and pansies in coloured silks and silver and gold thread with the centre worked against a pale blue ground within a border worked against an old gold ground, worked in tent stitch, the ground re-worked
71in. x 79in. (180.5cm. x 200.5cm.)
Mid-17th Century
Worked in exotic flowers including Tudor roses, lilies and pansies in coloured silks and silver and gold thread with the centre worked against a pale blue ground within a border worked against an old gold ground, worked in tent stitch, the ground re-worked
71in. x 79in. (180.5cm. x 200.5cm.)