An English `crewel-work' spot motif appliqué covered mirror the appliqué motifs probably 17th century

of rectangular form, covered in modern white linen, applied with earlier cut-out `crewel work' motifs embroidered in wool in various stitches, and including stems with scrolling leaves, flowers, and small animals and strip of the top of a hill (motifs taken from a linen bedspread or hanging panel which would have had vertical stems emerging from hilocks across the lower edge incorporating animals)

In overall very good condition.
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