REPLY1849
ANCIENT TAPESTRY
By J.R. PLANCHÉ. (Brompton)
Sir,--I believe I can answer a Query in your Third Number, by N., respecting the whereabouts of a piece of ancient tapestry formerly in the possession of Mr. Yarnold, of Great St. Helen's, London, described, upon no satisfactory authority, as "the Plantagenet Tapestry." It is at present the property of Thos. Baylis, Esq., of Colby House, Kensington. A portion of it has been engraved as representing Richard III, etc.; but it is difficult to say what originated that opinion. The subject is a crowned female seated by a fountain, and apparently threatening two male personages with a rod or slight…
Topics: Ancient Tapestry, Allegorical Subjects, 15th Century Costume, Historical Representation
Locations: Great St. Helen's, London, Colby House, Kensington, Hampton Court, Nancy, Bond Street, St. Mary's Hall, Coventry