Lot Essay
A gros-point needlework of almost identical design is at Parham Hall, Sussex. Both might have been woven in Holland.
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AN GROS-POINT NEEDLEWORK LONG CARPET
PROBABLY ENGLAND, THIRD QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
The blue and black ground with three columns of variously shaped golden leafy wreaths containing floral sprays and wreaths, some in flower vases or bowls, flanked by similar floral sprays, in an ivory border of stylised leaves between narrow plain stripes, areas of repair and corrosion, backed
20ft.11in. x 5ft.4in. (637cm. x 163cm.)
PROBABLY ENGLAND, THIRD QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
The blue and black ground with three columns of variously shaped golden leafy wreaths containing floral sprays and wreaths, some in flower vases or bowls, flanked by similar floral sprays, in an ivory border of stylised leaves between narrow plain stripes, areas of repair and corrosion, backed
20ft.11in. x 5ft.4in. (637cm. x 163cm.)