A coronation sampler featuring the animal emblems of the Commonwealth. It measures 35cm x 45cm. This, and the details below, are example 1.
I've seen a couple of other versions of this design, shown below, including one in landscape format, rather than portrait, and thus missing the Westminster Abbey/coach detail. Note how embroidery lets the needlewoman ring changes - blue ER on the top example, yellow or yellow/red ER on the examples below, or differences in how the elephant is embroidered.
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4, landscape format.
It could well be that the design was published in more than one format, or this could have been the work of a needlewoman choosing to make a smaller version.
If you know any more about the source/publisher etc of this design, please do leave a comment.
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