Work of Art Record 44433

Record No

44433

Collection

Opus Anglicanum: The Evelyn Thomas Database of Medieval English Embroidery

Inventory Number

Christie No.: 274

Location

United Kingdom, England, Wiltshire, Tisbury

Date

1475 - 1525

Subject Headings

Symbol of Portcullis

Notes

Detail of heraldic decoration showing the pomegranate of Catherine of Aragon, and the portcullis and rose of the Tudors, possibly referring to the marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales, and Catherine of Aragon; orphreys are Flemish.

Citations

London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Opus Anglicanum (1963), p. 55 no. 138

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