A grand stone manor sits mid-left in the background, screened by tall slender trees whose layered canopies thread up through the middle ground. In the foreground a white swan glides on a still pond while a pair of ducks rest at the water's edge among iris and reeds. To the right, a carved stone urn and an arched stone footbridge stand near the water, and a distant hilltop castle with cypress trees marks the horizon.

Depth comes from overlapping foliage, architecture and hills rather than strict perspective. Fine woven thread grain and soft cross-hatched stitching run across the whole scene, and the colors have faded gently to sage, gold, ivory and slate blue, as if sun-aged. The mood is romantic, nostalgic and storybook-serene.