il6 derbyshire tapestry. 



Duke's Bedroom. 



Three hangings of children at play. All marked with S. George's 

 shield, with " F. P. HATTON GARDEN." 

 I. — Children, with goats. 



2. — Chariot of nautilus shell drawn towards the shore. 

 3. — Game with ball and mallet. 



Ch.\pel. 



Painted or "Pintado" hangings, after Raphael's cartoons, 

 adorn the chapel. A portion of a large cope or altar cloth of 

 the fourteenth century covers the pulpit, and a fine old relic of 

 red velvet, embroidered with numerous figures of saints under 

 canopies, hangs over the rails of the communion table. It is 

 of early fifteenth century work, and seems to have been a mural 

 hanging such as was used for the decoration of churches on 

 high festivals in the middle ages. 



Although the unfortunate Queen of Scots was never within the 

 present mansion of Hardwick, it is more than probable that she 

 was well acquainted with the early arras preserved there, whether 

 brought out of the ruined mansion close by, or from the old hall 

 at Chatsworth ; and this lends it an additional charm. 



On the 13th of January, 1584-5, Sir Ralph Sadlier left Winfield 

 Manor with his Royal charge for Tutbury. It was in the depth 

 of winter, and the cozy hangings of the castle had been for the 

 most part stripped from those cold and cheerless walls by Lord 

 Paget before the Queen's arrival. Sir Ralph Sadlier, in his letter 

 " To my lord Thesaurer," written soon after his arrival at Tutbury 

 with the Queen on the t4th of January, says: 



" Mr. Thomas Grevesly, late sherif of this county, hath sold to 

 Mr. Digby X pair of hangings which wer in my L. (Lord Paget's) 

 great chambre. They wolde have served well heere, for many of 

 suche as came hither vnder the name of hangings, wer no better, 

 no bigger, then meane counterpoints, wherof I believe that 

 Mr. Grevesley is not to beare the wyte, the best of all things 

 being gon before he went to make the inventary ; and I see no 



