Altar frontal
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile and wood
Measurements
945 x 1600 mm
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Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494846
Summary
Decayed crimson altar frontal (on frame) consisting of a central spray of ivory, gold and green embroidered lilies with vertical borders of similar roses. On a Tudor rose gothic patterned silk damask strips of flowing foliate bordering to either side of vertical embroidery and a wider band of applied work alternating quatrefoil and enriched lozenge at base.
Provenance
Given with the House when transferred to the National Trust in 1980/81