A long, narrow, rectangular panel--one of two side panels of a set of five bed hangings created of gros and petit point needlework depicting multiple animals and birds, real and imagined. Multiple colors of wool and silk (red, blue (dark, medium), dark blue-green, green, olive green (medium, lt.), brown, burnt orange (medium, lt.), yellow, dark gold, purplish grey, dark brown, taupe , grey (dark and light) are worked on a black background. Animals depicted inlcude an elephant, a camel, a giraffe-like creature, a rhinoceros, and several dragons. Exotic birds of mixed hues are also found throughout. Between these motifs run fantastic, unidentifiable floral designs inspired by the "bizarre" silks. The panel is surrounded on three sides with a red ground border ornamented with multiple floral designs and finished with a scalloped edge. The top edge is unfinished. the embroidery threads are wool and silk worked on a linen ground. The panel is lined with a plain-woven beige linen; however, the center back of the lining has been cut out of the work and remains with the piece. Note: Ground is double warp and weft-linen 22 warps per inch. Background and large floral motifs worked in 10 cross stitches per inch. Smaller animal and bird motifs worked in 18-19 tent stitches per inch.