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A horizontal embroidered medieval scene in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry depicts an American football game played upon a marked field. Armoured figures in padded tunics and helmets collide in profile, one figure carrying an oval ball tucked beneath his arm while others pursue. Lines stitched across the ground indicate the field markings. Seated spectators line the upper edge, some raising arms in excitement. Decorative border motifs include animals, banners, and abstract geometric forms. Flat stitched colours and outlined figures appear on a parchment-toned fabric background with visible thread texture. The tapesty is old, stained and slightly threadbare, and lies over an old carved wooden table.