Embroidery fragment
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129667.12
Summary
One of five separate motifs of couched gold metal thread work, this one being an orchid. Each has a red couched outline with remnants of the original red ground showing around the edge. All are adhered to a vellum backing. Depicts putto, two different tulips and two orchids (and a separate stalk?).