Great canopy by Kristina I of Sweden

A great canopy, embroidered by Christina, Queen of Sweden. On the white silk, on the palate side, there is an embroidered olive tree, the Olive coat of arms in a cartouche and the Mother of God with the Child. A work made with silver and gold thread and string in Rome after the abdication (1665), intended for the cathedral in Oliwa, as a gift - a small compensation for the Swedish Deluge. The work…