Arts & Crafts Embroidery
‘Queen Eleanor Gives The Poisoned Cup To Fair Rosamond’
Silk on Linen
In a large Arts & Crafts oak frame with copper hand cut nails
Circa 1900
Framed: Height 63cm. Width 49cm. Depth 3cm
Unframed: Height 43cm. Width 33cm
According to legend, King Henry II hid his mistress, Rosamund Clifford, in a maze, and Eleanor found her way in using a red thread to confront her rival and force her to drink poison.
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Arts & Crafts Embroidery
‘Queen Eleanor Gives The Poisoned Cup To Fair Rosamond’
Silk on Linen
In a large Arts & Crafts oak frame with copper hand cut nails
Circa 1900
Framed: Height 63cm. Width 49cm. Depth 3cm
Unframed: Height 43cm. Width 33cm
According to legend, King Henry II hid his mistress, Rosamund Clifford, in a maze, and Eleanor found her way in using a red thread to confront her rival and force her to drink poison.
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