Art, Symbol & Imagination
Henry VII’s Stonyhurst Cope: Roses and Portcullises
A semicircular cope carries three crowned portcullises surrounded by sweeping rose stems, with a figured border along its straight edge. Needlework as Art identifies Henry VII’s cope at Stonyhurst, woven in Florence with gold tissue and crimson velvet. The author distinguishes the Tudor emblems from the restored embroidery. The full shape shows how the long curving stems organise the royal badges across a wearable textile.
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Illustrator not identified. "Henry VII’s Stonyhurst Cope: Roses and Portcullises" [editorial title]. In Needlework as Art, Lady M. Alford. First edition, 1886, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. Source scan leaf 587. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0586
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Illustrator not identified. Henry VII’s Stonyhurst Cope: Roses and Portcullises. Needlework as Art. Scan leaf 587. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0586