A rare long cushion cover of linen embroidered in coloured silks and metal threads with two muses holding a circular allegorical map of the world, or mappa mundi, the sun, shooting stars, a castle, a village and a tent, an allegory of Charity, two figures in Turkish dress, a lion, a cat, a dog and other animals, with tassels at each corner--26 x 45in. (66 x 110cm.), English, circa 1600