This exceptional piece is an extremely rare silk tent-stitch valance, showcasing around 30% of the entire textile in the gallery image. Despite light and even wear, it remarkably maintains exceptional condition for its age, keeping the original border intact. Its measurements are 15 inches by 82 inches (38 cm x 208 cm). There are similar sweet purse examples exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (43.1075: late 16th-early 17th century) and the MET in New York (29.23.15: early 17th century), both resembling the design seen in this valance. Notably, the famous Oxburgh Hanging (circa 1570) attributed to Mary Queen of Scots at the V&A London also shares resemblances with this piece.