Leather panel
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1675
Materials
Chamois
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 1140123.2
Summary
Leather panel of embossed leather bordered on two sides with border panels, 3 each side, of fruit, grapes, pomegranates and cherries. Narrow band of gold fleur de lys. The design consists of flowering plants, tulips, roses, lilies etc, deeply embossed from carved woodblocks and interspersed with gold cupids, birds and dragon flies in colours on painted white ground.