Pulpit fall
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk, wood, silk brocade and hessian
Measurements
360 mm (W); 350 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18420
Summary
Pulpit fall for Advent and Easter, in gold striped silk brocade backed with blue hessian. Matches altar frontal (NT18417). Gold brocade front panel embroidered in satin stitch with lilies and Tudor roses in cream and shades of pink. Border of red, green and light gold. Central motif of a circle in couched gold thread enclosing letters; IHS. Silk fringe in pink, gold and claret. Firm base of wooden board backed with blue hessian.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.