This highly detailed Wall Hanging, called ‘Unity of the state’, is copied from a design by Claude Badouin (1540-50). I believe the original hangs in a museum in Vienna. This piece has also gone to a private collection in Qatar. Since stitching the design, I have created a smaller version available in my ‘Wall Hangings’ page.
Unity of the State
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