Pillow cover, Medium: wool on linen, silk backing Technique: counted stitch embroidery, Solidly worked multicolored pillow cover with a conventionalized fruit and flower border that encloses a scene from the Parable of the Prodigal Son; scene depicted is his return to his family as destitute, desperate and begging to return as a servant., England, 17th century, embroidery & stitching, Pillow cover

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Size: 5613px × 4554px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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