Antique Needlepoint Tapestry Panel with Pastoral Scene: C18th France Silk pillow with an overall patina of

with an overall patina of age as you would aspect in an antique textile

with a lion and a unicorn darling from 19th century India

The bonnet has been finished with a traditional blue and white trim all around the outer edges

Dame des Victoires in Paris

The pelmet would have been used as part of a bed set and is backed in a finely hand woven linen

Antique Needlepoint Tapestry Panel with Pastoral Scene: C18th France Silk pillow with an overall patina ofItem details: From England this extraordinary hand embroidered needlepoint tapestry dating from the 18th century but in the style of an earlier 17th century Jacobean embroidery. Depicting a wonderful gentle pastoral scene with lots of detail and interest. In the background are trees with decorative foliage. The foreground has figures with some hunting, theres are grazing deer, rabbits, a man with his horse and a courting couple with their dogs in