Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess, 1817-1888 · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 390
. iii. p. 82. But we have anearlier notice of a spirited attempt to make fine tapestries at Kilkenny.Piers, Earl of Ormonde, married the daughter of Fitzgerald, Earl ofKildare, a person of great wisdom and courage. They brought fromFlanders and the neighbouring provinces artificers and… … Stitches. 253 characteristic reminds one of Flemish art, and that is themode of drawing the plants and flowers, which mighthave been taken out of an old German herbal. Thelandscapes and peasantry are unmistakably English.The pictures are worked with strong black outlineswhich emphasize every detail…
Embroidery · Needlework
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