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Canvaswork embroidery

French or English Part of embroidered valance, cut as chairback later c.1580 Wool and silk on linen canvas, cross and tent stitch. Figures partly in contemporary and partly in 'Classical' costume against elaborate landscape and garden background. Height: 53.5 cm.

Place: France / England

Object Type: chairback

Actual Date: c.1580

Century: 16th century

Material: Linen

Museum Accession Number: EMB.282.B