The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopædia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework ... (1882)
Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 83
Fig. 127,taken from a pulpit cloth at Forest Hill, is shown one ofthe favourite devices of early embroiderers. It is thewinged and crowned angel resting upon a wheel, and isa symbol of eternity, power, and swiftness. This device isfrequently scattered over altar frontals, and is foundworked in… … M W^ Fig. 126. Altae Cioth from Steeple Aston, Oson. wheel of silk, finished with gold cord; work the face andhair of the angel in floss silk. In the rays proceedingfrom the wheel and at the side of the device introducespangles, which are always largely used about ancientembroidery, but never laid…
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