Needlework picture
Elizabeth Ratcliffe (Chester c.1735 - Liverpool c.1810)
Category
Textiles
Date
1770
Materials
Needlework, silk and giltwood
Measurements
560 x 380 x 36 mm
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151844.2
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 roses, honeysuckle and jasmine, together with an insect. It is in a carved, giltwood frame (possibly by Thomas Fentham) with a leaf garland design, which is suspended from a ribbon bow. Handwritten on the reverse is 'E.R. Jun. 1773'.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
On the reverse.: E.R. Jun. 1773
Makers and roles
Elizabeth Ratcliffe (Chester c.1735 - Liverpool c.1810), embroiderer