Needlework
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk velvet, linen, metal thread, silk threads
Measurements
30 x 25 cm
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129539.2
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.