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Red velvet panel with two embroidered medallions

Red velvet panel with two embroidered medallions

Unidentified Artist

Silk tent stitch embroidery depicting scenes of a queen kneeling before laurel around beardless men in classical dress (Alexander?) (top) and a woman with an incense burner and Cupid in a landscape (bottom), mounted on red cut silk velvet.

Red velvet with silk embroidery

Textile Arts