Important embroidered band probably formed from the four slopes of a bed bumper, (Switzerland?), first half of the 17th century

Important embroidered band probably formed from the four slopes of a bed bumper, (Switzerland?), first half of the 17th century,
Dark green woollen sheet embroidered in wool and polychrome silk with mainly shaded past stitch and guipped stitch. Decoration of flowery and leafy foliage scrolls springing from horns of plenty topped by a peacock and flowery bowls accosted by birds. The heart of the flowers is embroidered at the knotted point; nearly a dozen of them can be distinguished, including carnations, peonies, tulips, pansies, fritillaries and lilies, (worn and restored, part of the decoration reapplied on brown woollen cloth), 40 cm x 550 cm.
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