Old English embroidery : its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London : H. Cox · leaf 64
u bo c W O U co>> en <ujz E- THE SVON COPE. 41 Cherubim standing on wheels. The orphreys are two broad bandsof shields charged with the armorial bearings of our most illus-trious English families, and bordered with a narrow band ofemblazoned shields. The morse and hem are also wrought… … Part of the Orphrey of the Syon Cope. English (13th Century). silks. There was formerly an inscription on the hem, which hasbeen cut up, and only two or three letters remain. Besides theheraldry, swans and peacocks are wrought at the corners, which aredeeply interesting on account of their…
Embroidery · Christian art and symbolism
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