Embroidered by Edmund Harrison depicting Adoration of the Shepherds; England; 1637. Embroidered panel depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds worked in silk, silver, and silver-gilt thread on linen in long and short, split, brick, and satin stitches and couched work. On the right sits the Virgin on a heap of hay, the Christ Child beside her. Behind her are Joseph and St. Anne. Behind Joseph's shoulder can be seen the heads of the ox and the ass. On the left are three shepherds, the one in front kneeling on a cushion. At the top are clouds, opening and shedding golden light downwards, and revealing the figures of two cherubs. All the colours are very subdued. Companion panel, The Adoration of the Magi, submitted at the same time (neg. 28989).