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Description: the central medallion encloses a vignette of activities?pertinent to the month of April, overlooked by the figure of
Flora (Roman goddess of flowers and Spring, holding a vase of flowers and identified by the inscription), the?traditional classical deity associated with the month, who seated?in the clouds observes a richly attired nobleman on horseback along with his lady riding side-saddle behind him,?in the background the land is been ploughed and seeds sown, and a family looks on,?with a child holding a?flower and basket,?in a?landscape brimming with flowers, budding trees and mushrooms, all characteristic of April,?the round band encircling the central medallion has winged cherubs alternating with stars, on a soft blue ground, with a bull symbolic of the zodiac Taurus at the top, the upper spandrels?with allegorical figural depictions of southerly and easterly winds,
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Eolus (Aeolus), and the lower spandrels?with a woman weaving a crown of flowers and a man sowing seeds, all within?a four-sided compartmentalised?border of ribbon bound garlands of fruits and flowers, with?further narrow inner and outer yellow and blue twisted borders,?the upper corners of the tapestry?enclose a?snail and the lower corners have masks, with further narrow madder selvedges