Old English embroidery; its technique and symbolism (1894)
St. Aubyn, Alan, Marshall, Hugh · London, H. Cox · leaf 129
LANCASTRIAN AND TUDOR WORK. 87 The effigy of Henry III. at Westminster is remarkable for the splendour of its shoes. They are diapered with golden inter- lacements, each square containing the figure of a lion. Cardinal Wolsey's shoes were sumptuously embroidered with gold. Sir Walter Raleigh went… … flowers, all worked in tapestry stitch. Embroidered Dress, worn by Queen Catherine Parr. The centre one, a rose, is in shades of pink, with a centre of gold braid, all edged with a narrow rim of black, the leaves and stalks pale yellow ; in the case of the leaves there is a little green near the…
Embroidery
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