Panel (Spain), 18th century

An oblong panel, probably an All Souls Day mat, of heavy cream colored hand-woven linen, embroidered in black wool. Edged with cream linen needle lace. Design is a star-shaped central motif encircled by stylized floral forms. Two detached motifs of lotus flowers rising from a triangular form. Wide border consists of detached highly stylized flower forms, carnation and lotus, bi-laterally symmetrical, ranged on either margin of a narrow band, of stylized curving vine design. Border is narrow band with detached stylized leaf forms.