Needlework
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Silk, Walnut
Measurements
820 mm (Length)620 mm (W)
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129539.1
Summary
Panel of needlework (four embroidered figures) in walnut frame (similar to HHE/T/188). This embroidery fragment is one of twelve* pieces with a (once) blue silk velvet ground fabric. This fragment shows a picture frame with in the centre the initials ‘ES’ with a crown above them. The embroidery is carried out with laid metal thread and silk twisted cord, and details of rolled foil in the sides of the frame. The piece has a linen backing, though which the stitching is carried out. All side edges are cut. A further five fragments were treated alongside this one, and stored in the same box.