Art, Symbol & Imagination
Hardwick Hall Crewel Hangings: Flowers on Linen
Large flowers, lobed leaves and swelling seed-like forms interlock across a pale textile ground. Parallel stitched contours give the broad shapes a ribbed surface. The source caption identifies embroidered hangings in crewels on linen at Hardwick Hall. Their scale and dense organic movement distinguish them from the smaller repeated bird compartments elsewhere in Needlework as Art.
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Illustrator not identified. "Hardwick Hall Crewel Hangings: Flowers on Linen" [editorial title]. In Needlework as Art, Lady M. Alford. First edition, 1886, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. Source scan leaf 613. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0612
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Illustrator not identified. Hardwick Hall Crewel Hangings: Flowers on Linen. Needlework as Art. Scan leaf 613. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0111-0612