Dossal of bright blue silk damask woven with palmettes and artichoke design. Divided or paned into three sections by means of applied woven black and gold braid. The embroidered design shows a central design of the Virgin and Child with the Christ Child standing on the lap of the seated Virgin. The Christ Child gives the sign of the blessing, and both figures are haloed and enclosed within a wreath of stylised curving branches and lilies. In the left and right panel sections are two kneeling angels on clouds, one on either side of the central group. The angel to the left has hands together in prayer, and the one on the right has their hands clasped to their chest.

The facial features and hands show very finely-worked silks in long and short stitches with outlines in stem stitches in brown silk. The garments are worked in appliqué of various fabrics. There are plain woven ribbed silk patterned silk damask, and woven cloth of gold. A brown/black tweed-effect silk fabric is used for the Virgin's throne and clouds upon which the angels kneel. Floral details and the angels' wings show couched gold cord and other areas, including garment folds, are highlighted with Japanese gold thread couched in satin stitches in silk.

The frontal is divided horizontally four inches from the top edge with a double band of woven braid which matches the vertical paning. Black twisted silk cord provides a decorative openwork heading through which a supporting rod can be threaded. When acquired a black iron rod was used.

A woven silk fringe, worked in repeating blocks of green, grey and black is attached two inches above the lower edge. The dossal has a hessian backing and may have originally been lined.