Beschreibung:

English, 17th Century Probably a cushion cover, the ivory silk ground embroidered in coloured silks and metal thread with raised, padded purled and coiled work designed with King Charles II in the role of Mars and Queen Catherine of Braganza as Venus, in the background a castle with standards and flags, to the fore a sea of fish and dolphin with mountain and coral surround, a rose and thistle to either side, each corner with a scene of an oak tree, a lion, a leopard and Venus weeping beside Adonis, the whole with a butterfly, grasshopper, worm, snails and other insects, a parrot, a hog chased by hounds and a huntsman blowing his horn, strawberries, quinces, grapes and pears, a tulip, an iris and other flowers, with spangles and having gold and silver thread bobbin lace edge, 47cm x 57cm (18 1/2in x 22 1/2in), framed and glazed