The Annunciation – 16th Century Stem-Stich Embroidery

Description as provided on German Note on Back:
“Cushion cover in stem-stitch embroidery on a black ground, depiction: The Annunciation of Mary. On the left, a tent with the Mother of God kneeling before a lectern; on the right, the Angel of the Annunciation. Between them a flower vase with an inscription band: AVE — MARIA — GRACIA — PLENA 1575. Above, the dove.
Size 53 x 55 cm.”

Provenance according to a note on the back: From the estate of Baron Thiel, Leipzig, aquired by him at a 1909 auction in Berlin