Antique Needlepoint Tapestry Panel with Pastoral Scene: C18th France Silk pillow The pelmet would have been

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

This panel would benefit by being stretched and mounted for hanging

A wonderful pictorial needlepoint Berlin woolwork and heavily beaded panel dating from the mid 19th century which has been made up into this charming pillow or cushion

Larger versions of this were made for adults to wear and wear a common sight in the 19th century in parts of France

antique frame at a later date

Antique Needlepoint Tapestry Panel with Pastoral Scene: C18th France Silk pillow The pelmet would have beenItem 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