Casgliadau Arlein

Closely woven ground fabric embroidered with coloured silks in cross stitch. Border of stylized wavy stem with rosebuds, with white crocheted border added to three sides. Upper part: upper case alphabet, ampersand, numerals 1 to 10, lower case alphabet, upper case italic alphabet, maker's name and upper case incomplete alphabet. Below: religious verse within outline, flanked by motifs of bird on branch, and below a large basket of flowers set on a hillside with sheep and dogs[?], and flanked by rosebuds in vases and butterflies