A coverlet of loosely woven natural coloured cotton with self-coloured embroidery forming a central oval infilled with a stylised floral pattern, bordered with pairs of birds within cartouches, with flower filled vases in the corners of the field and pairs of birds along the border, the outer border with stylised maize, each corner with a bead with a Latin inscription and knotted tassels--60 x 80in. (150 x 200cm.), 20th century, Italian