Old English embroidery : its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London : H. Cox · leaf 139
box in the possession of Lady Charlotte Schreiberis an excellent example of this very curious old work. Someillustrations of it appeared in the Queen of Feb. 7, 1891, whichwe are allowed to reproduce, with the careful and interestingdescription accompanying it. The very handsome workbox belonging… … o EMBROIDERY ON THE STUMP. 99 and all taste and regard for beauty of design were lost in theendeavour to make the actual workmanship exaggerated in everypossible way. Even here the faces and hands of the figures are carvedin wood and worked over with long stitches, the Kings curtainsare real lace,…
Embroidery · Christian art and symbolism
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