Roundel
Category
Textiles
Date
c. 1800 - c. 1899
Materials
Silk
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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275368
Summary
Pair of silk roundels, embroidered in various colours on black, showing scenes in the garden of a mansion or palace, with boys dressed up as warriors, a lady leaning against a balustrade and a gentleman seated at a table, possibly made as pillow ends, Chinese, probably 19th century.
Provenance
Given to George Bernard Shaw by John McCrorie, 1949; bequeathed by George Bernard Shaw to the National Trust together with Shaw’s Corner and its contents, 1950.