Opus Anglicanum
Category
Textiles
Date
1470 - 1530
Materials
Linen, Metal, Silk
Measurements
200 mm (Length)170 mm (W)
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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1129670
Summary
Fragment from ecclesiastical vestment, embroidered in coloured silks on linen. Well preserved with good colours, figure of a bearded man wearing turban-like headdress and long robes, holding an open Bible in his left hand. Niche around him, space between embroidered with metal thread with flowers below. Later adhered paper backing holding two pieces together.