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ENGLISH, MID-17TH CENTURY
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A TENT STITCH PICTURE
English, mid-17th Century
Embroidered in coloured silks, inscribed in a banner held by angels 'To God on High Peace', the centre with a woman greeting an older woman and a Bishop, bordered with various motifs including shepherds, a whale, a kingfisher, a lion, a snail, caterpillars, buildings in the distance, the sun in the sky above, framed and glazed, some restorations and damage
24 in. x 18 in. (62 cm. x 47.5 cm.)
English, mid-17th Century
Embroidered in coloured silks, inscribed in a banner held by angels 'To God on High Peace', the centre with a woman greeting an older woman and a Bishop, bordered with various motifs including shepherds, a whale, a kingfisher, a lion, a snail, caterpillars, buildings in the distance, the sun in the sky above, framed and glazed, some restorations and damage
24 in. x 18 in. (62 cm. x 47.5 cm.)