Sample of multicoloured embroidery on a cream cotton textile. Consisting of 2 rectangular pieces of cloth. These are still attached at the top showing they were unpicked from a pair of trousers. Each section is decorated with 4 bands of cross stitch embroidery. These are above the orange piping at the bottom. The bands consist of individual motifs (floral band, stags, band with cross motifs, and birds). Single smaller bird motif between second and third band on one side.
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