Cushion
Charlotte Frances Payne-Townshend, Mrs George Bernard Shaw (1857-1943)
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool
Measurements
480 x 480 mm
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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275363
Summary
A cushion with needlepoint design on one side, worked by Charlotte Shaw. A shield on a red ground, the arms supposedly those of Shaw, three martlets divided by a green chevron, crest above, motto 'TE IPSUM NOSCE' (Know thyself) below. Corded edge, brown reverse.
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950
Makers and roles
Charlotte Frances Payne-Townshend, Mrs George Bernard Shaw (1857-1943)