Old English embroidery : its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London : H. Cox · leaf 129
. The tulips, also in featherstitch, at the sides and at the bot-tom are of graduated shades ofpink, with green calices; and thetwo lower roses, all worked in purl,are blue, darkest at their edges.The four similar roses on the upper part of the slipper are inshades of red, with pale green centres.… … Slipper of Catherine de Berain. LANCASTRIAN AND TUDOR WORK. 93 are blue silk, sewn over with gold threads, and the ground underthe birds is green silk, also sewn over with gold threads, andthat at the extreme toe of the slipper is brown. The lining isred silk. The entire work is in fair condition,…
Embroidery · Christian art and symbolism
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