The central section with the Virgin Mary with sheep and a dog to one side and with Joseph holding a lily to the other, surrounded by trees and with a parrot and a peacock, respectively, within a floral and fruiting border and lappeted edge, restorations
10 ft. 7 in. (322 cm.) long, 5 ft. (152 cm.) wide

The Hon. David McAlpine,
Fawley House, Oxfordshire, sold Sotheby's, house sale, 15 October 2003, lot 27.
Partridge; Christie's, New York, 17 May 2006, lot 136.

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Fawley House in the Thames Valley was originally built in the 18th Century, but was largely re-designed by Quinlan Terry. It was, however, David McAlpine who created the eclectic collection comprising Oceanic, Tribal and Oriental Works of Art as well as traditional English furniture and paintings over 30 years that was dispersed in 2003. The house held a large collection of needlework panels, including a series made for Sir Thomas Taylour, 2nd Bt. (d. 1757), and his wife Sarah (d. 1757), of Kells, County Meath, Ireland.