"The warrior queen, Zenobia, from one of the large applique hangings c. 1573. Her clothes and the archetectural setting are cut from rich fabrics salvaged from ecclesiastical vestments, including cut-velvets, patterned clothes of cold, and multi-coloured silk damasks, with details embroidered with metal threads, partly over padding, and applied silk and metal bobbin lace. (Height of figure 116cm)" (title page)
Source:
Levey, Santina M. Elizabethan Treasures the Hardwick Hall Textiles National Trust Enterprises, LTD. London 1998. ISBN: 0-8109-6353-1 Distributed in the US by Harry N. Abrams, Inc, NY.
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