"Figure of Penelope from one of the five great applique hangings that dominated the State Withdrawing Chamber in 1601. Note the grotesque animal mask at the centre of the arch crowned with a pair of coiling three-dimensional snakes. (Height of figure: 111cm)" (page 34-35)
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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