Chapel kneeler
National Federation of Women's Institutes
Category
Textiles
Date
1977
Materials
Wool
Measurements
50 x 260 mm; 370 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Cheshire
Order this imageCollection
Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire
NT 282442
Summary
One of a set of sixteen chapel kneelers created by the Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes in 1977 to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Tapestry work cover of yellow-gold incorporating geometric cruciform design on which is superimposed an embroidered wolf's head design taken from Litlle Moreton Hall. The Moreton family crest is the wolf's head.
Provenance
Created by the Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977.
Makers and roles
National Federation of Women's Institutes, needleworker