The motifs include a Tree of Life, flowers, birds, deer, and a Chinese-style pavilion. The woollen embroidery threads are dyed with natural dyes in blue, green, yellow, orange, ed and pink.
The restoration work was carried out by The Arts Society in Arden, Solihull, and Friends of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
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See also a crewel work bed hanging now in the V&A.
WV, 28 August 2021
17th century embroidery from Aston Hall, Birmingam. Copyright Birmingham Museums.