Needlework picture
Elizabeth Ratcliffe (Chester c.1735 - Liverpool c.1810)
Category
Textiles
Date
1770
Materials
Needlework, satin and giltwood
Measurements
480 x 300 x 32 mm
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151844.1
Summary
Needlework picture. A framed, oval embroidery (possibly by Elizabeth Ratcliffe, c.1770) on a cream, satin weave ground, and depicting a flower spray of a carnation, lily of the valley and another flower, together with a butterfly. It is in a carved, giltwood frame (possibly by Thomas Fentham) with a leaf garland design, which is suspended from a ribbon bow.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Elizabeth Ratcliffe (Chester c.1735 - Liverpool c.1810), embroiderer