Wall hanging
Mary 'Molly' Katherine Bell, Lady Trevelyan (1881-1966)
Category
Textiles
Date
1920 - 1933
Materials
textile
Measurements
2159 mm (Width); 2514.6 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 585097
Summary
A wool on linen embroidered wall hanging depicting Sir Trevelyan of King Arthur's Court winning a wager to swim ashore from St Michael's Mount, which is seen in the background, on his horse. Embroidered by Mary, Lady Trevelyan, 1910-1933, and designed by John Platt in 1909.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Mary 'Molly' Katherine Bell, Lady Trevelyan (1881-1966), embroiderer