FROM: "Embroidery
1600-1700 at the Burrell Collection." -
Liz Arthur, London: John Murray, 1995. ISBN: 0-7195-5413-6
Thanks to: Lady
Karen Larsdatter for donating this piece to the page.
Pair of bellows, dated 1673, Worked in beads
on satin with the figure worked in silk thread. The reverse
has a vase of flowers and the date. Red beads were the
most expensive and were used sparingly.