THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN ITALIAN EMBROIDERY
17TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN EMBROIDERY
17th Century
Embroidered with wools and silk, depicting foliate scrolls issuing griffins, masks, herms and vases of flowers, within a border with acanthus and florally-wrapped columns and a later orange outer slip, cut and reattached at both sides, reweaving, particularly to the background
72 in. x 120 in. (183 cm. x 305 cm.)
17th Century
Embroidered with wools and silk, depicting foliate scrolls issuing griffins, masks, herms and vases of flowers, within a border with acanthus and florally-wrapped columns and a later orange outer slip, cut and reattached at both sides, reweaving, particularly to the background
72 in. x 120 in. (183 cm. x 305 cm.)