zard, convey the kindly greet- ing: “ Sing, heart ! thou art young, and the world is in blossom.” Cherry-blossoms, variously grouped, adorn the next panel; another has apricot-flowers, and the fourth a branch of dog- wood. A veritable spring song is this, illustrating at once the “gioventu dell’… … Countess of Shrewsbury’s drapery at Hardwick h.ii. bed-hangings at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire — the famous museum for old English embroideries — appears a beautiful circular flower, forming a border, worked in outline in lilac silk upon twilled white cotton stuff. Outline designs have been made…
Embroidery · Painting · Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament · Arts and crafts movement
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