Early Embroidery Landscape Scene with Figure and Architectural Elements: C17th English mid century The embroidery it antique and

The embroidery it antique and handmade

In excellent antique condition with some minor bookworm(

35cm H x 44cm W

Hand painted in northern India

a lovely example of a story telling wall hanging

Early Embroidery Landscape Scene with Figure and Architectural Elements: C17th English mid century The embroidery it antique andDating from the first half of the 17th century a rare historic surviving textile, one of the earliest textiles we have on offer from our collection. Hand embroidered in silks overlaid with couched gilt wrapped thread to create images including a figure of a saint(?) holding a sheaf of corn standing within a landscape with decorative buildings and trees. In the foreground are grasses sprouting from small hillocks. Tge embroidery has a decorative