Embroidered picture

embroidered picture, stumpwork; the panel depicts various biblical scenes in a landscape of flowering shrubs and blossoms in which various birds and beasts are disposed; the upper central section portrays a woman, accompanied by two attendants, bathing in a fountain; at the upper right is a castle, and in the other corners various biblical scenes; most of the figures are portrayed in the court dress of Charles II's time; the work is executed in silk and metallic threads and in small pearl, coral, green and yellow beads; the main colors are blue, green, and various shades of tan; certain areas around the fountain were never finished, and the stamped pattern is still visible; the extreme upper right corner has been painted in but no other restoration has been attempted