A remarkable set of four late 17th century crewelwork panels, English, circa 1680-1700
REF: 4484
All worked in coloured wools on a linen twill ground, using a variety of stitches, designed with foliate and floral branches to represent a 'tree of life', the hillocky ground to the bottom with a bounding stag, the embroidery typically historically re-applied retaining elements of the original ground, (4)
Dimensions: height 245cm, width 95cm; height 246cm, width 92cm; height 247cm, width 91.5cm; height 245cm width 90cm
Provenance: Aberuchill Castle, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland, and by repute formerly at Woodhouse, West Felton, Shropshire
- Height 247 cm / 97 "
- Width 95 cm / 37 "
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