British, circa 1670, Esther and Ahasuerus with soldier and attendants, grotto below with leopard and stag in lower corners, manor upper left, trees, flowers and animals throughout, executed in silk tent stitch with seed pearl accents on canvas, 10-1/4 x 13-3/4 in.; wood veneer frame, 12 x 15-1/2 in. - Provenance: Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey canvas stitched on early linen backing with original tacking edge, recently attached to later linen backed board, staining to upper left and discoloration to left border, losses to leopard, some seed pearls possibly replaced, overall fading; frame with losses, cracks and restoration