A large raised metal thread or blackwork embroidered textile, likely a table covering, elements probably late 17th century, worked with raised foliage and geometric motifs overall, stitched with inscription LITTLE THAKEHAM in red to the reverse, approximately 167 x 165cm Provenance: with embroidered inscription for 'Little Thakeham' Little Thakeham was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1902, and is often considered one of the architect's crowning achievements, as well as the origin of the distinctive 'Lutyens Bench'. The house was designed in the Vernacular style, combining Tudor elements with Lutyens' distinctive symmetry and elegant simplicity of form.