Old English embroidery : its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London : H. Cox · leaf 156
nty-four new nightshirts,and ^663 for trimming two dozencravats. Pocket handkerchiefs werecostly in these days, and it is inte-resting to learn that cut workwas employed for their adornment.The sum of ^488 was expendedupon this variety of needlework forone dozen pocket handkerchiefs forthe Kings… … Curtain embroidered with ExoticBirds and Tropical Plants incoloured Crewels. (English, early18th Century.) In the possessionof Lady Brougham and Vaux. Io8 OLD ENGLISH EMBROIDERY. former reigns, so that we may conclude it no longer enjoyedRoyal favour. If no longer patronised by Royalty it was still…
Embroidery · Christian art and symbolism
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