British, circa 1650, courting couple holding hands underneath a canopy worked in silk and metallic thread, surrounded by a pool with fish and rocky mounts, lion and unicorn in lower corners with various animals and floral motifs throughout, finely executed with detached buttonhole stitch, chenille, purl, and flattened metallic thread on silk ground, 10-3/4 x 13-3/8 in.ÿ - Provenance: Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey attached to later linen backed board, tears and losses to border, fading and areas of discoloration, tarnish to some metallic elements, scattered losses, and wear; stained wood frame with some pitting and abrasions