Artwork : ArchiveNo00085

Tree of Life 1907

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Portsmouth Cathedral
Contributor Image
Profession
Location	Old Portsmouth
Collection Date	20.02.08 3.18pm
Artefact Name	Tree of Life
Artefact Description	Altar frontal. Embroidered with gold thread over silk. Poor condition.
Artefact Date	1907
Artefact Stored	Lady Chapel
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	Tree_of_Life.jpg
Sample Taken	Gold and orange thread
Sample Image
History of Artefact	Embroidered by Nellie Whichelo of the Royal School of Needlework. Originally made for the High Aaltar? , re-made for the Lady Chapel in 1992. The embroidery was transferred on to 1950's silk. Christ represented by an oak tree. Other emblems reflect Portsmouth - connections to the sea and the Royal Navy.
Historian	John Stedman
Previous Owners
Special Memories
Artwork Image	Resize_Wizard-1_00085.jpg

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